About block 963,238
Bitcoin block 963,238 was mined by Foundry USA on August 20, 2026 at 1:09 AM UTC, 7 min 12 s after block 963,237. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,795 transactions in 1.44 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 0.0404 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1654 BTC for this block.
Block 963,238 is number 1,607 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 409 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,762 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 11,011 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.