About block 963,360
Bitcoin block 963,360 was mined by Foundry USA on August 20, 2026 at 11:34 PM UTC, 14 min 37 s after block 963,359. 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 3,951 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0327 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1577 BTC for this block.
Block 963,360 is number 1,729 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 287 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,640 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,845 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.