About block 963,216
Bitcoin block 963,216 was mined by Foundry USA on August 19, 2026 at 7:39 PM UTC, 4 min 45 s after block 963,215. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,525 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0144 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1394 BTC for this block.
Block 963,216 is number 1,585 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 431 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,784 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 275 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,041 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.