About block 963,291
Bitcoin block 963,291 was mined by Foundry USA on August 20, 2026 at 10:23 AM UTC, 3 min 10 s after block 963,290. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,290 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0126 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1376 BTC for this block.
Block 963,291 is number 1,660 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 356 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,709 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 10,939 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.