About block 963,205
Bitcoin block 963,205 was mined by Foundry USA on August 19, 2026 at 6:02 PM UTC, 3 min 35 s after block 963,204. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,173 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0220 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1470 BTC for this block.
Block 963,205 is number 1,574 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 442 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,795 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 273 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,058 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.