About block 963,209
Bitcoin block 963,209 was mined by Foundry USA on August 19, 2026 at 6:43 PM UTC, 4 min 5 s after block 963,208. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,041 transactions in 1.55 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 0.0161 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1411 BTC for this block.
Block 963,209 is number 1,578 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 438 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,791 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 274 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,049 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.