About block 963,234
Bitcoin block 963,234 was mined by Foundry USA on August 19, 2026 at 11:52 PM UTC, 19 min 57 s after block 963,233. 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 4,209 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0439 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1689 BTC for this block.
Block 963,234 is number 1,603 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 413 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,766 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 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,015 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.