About block 963,339
Bitcoin block 963,339 was mined by Foundry USA on August 20, 2026 at 7:23 PM UTC, 17 min 17 s after block 963,338. 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 3,779 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0717 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1967 BTC for this block.
Block 963,339 is number 1,708 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 308 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,661 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,872 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.