About block 963,362
Bitcoin block 963,362 was mined by Foundry USA on August 21, 2026 at 12:10 AM UTC, 32 min 16 s after block 963,361. 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 3,732 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0593 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1843 BTC for this block.
Block 963,362 is number 1,731 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 285 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,638 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 10,841 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.