About block 963,169
Bitcoin block 963,169 was mined by Foundry USA on August 19, 2026 at 12:42 PM UTC, 12 min 51 s after block 963,168. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,985 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0366 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1616 BTC for this block.
Block 963,169 is number 1,538 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 478 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,831 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,105 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.