About block 963,235
Bitcoin block 963,235 was mined by Foundry USA on August 20, 2026 at 12:28 AM UTC, 36 min 31 s after block 963,234. 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 3,895 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0525 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1775 BTC for this block.
Block 963,235 is number 1,604 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 412 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,765 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 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,014 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.