About block 963,344
Bitcoin block 963,344 was mined by Foundry USA on August 20, 2026 at 8:16 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 963,343. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,507 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0354 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1604 BTC for this block.
Block 963,344 is number 1,713 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 303 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,656 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 10,866 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.