About block 963,177
Bitcoin block 963,177 was mined by Foundry USA on August 19, 2026 at 2:29 PM UTC, 4 min 16 s after block 963,176. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,586 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0179 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1429 BTC for this block.
Block 963,177 is number 1,546 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 470 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,823 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,093 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.