About block 963,253
Bitcoin block 963,253 was mined by Foundry USA on August 20, 2026 at 4:10 AM UTC, 23 seconds after block 963,252. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,613 transactions in 1.92 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0055 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1305 BTC for this block.
Block 963,253 is number 1,622 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 394 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,747 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,991 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.