About block 963,251
Bitcoin block 963,251 was mined by Foundry USA on August 20, 2026 at 3:58 AM UTC, 12 min 23 s after block 963,250. 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 4,488 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0208 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1458 BTC for this block.
Block 963,251 is number 1,620 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 396 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,749 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,993 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.