About block 963,255
Bitcoin block 963,255 was mined by Foundry USA on August 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM UTC, 13 seconds after block 963,254. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,247 transactions in 2.09 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0157 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1407 BTC for this block.
Block 963,255 is number 1,624 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 392 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,745 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 10,986 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.