About block 963,145
Bitcoin block 963,145 was mined by Foundry USA on August 19, 2026 at 7:03 AM UTC, 9 min 49 s after block 963,144. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,952 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0150 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1400 BTC for this block.
Block 963,145 is number 1,514 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 502 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,855 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,137 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.