About block 963,415
Bitcoin block 963,415 was mined by Foundry USA on August 21, 2026 at 9:17 AM UTC, 2 min 39 s after block 963,414. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,198 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0184 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1434 BTC for this block.
Block 963,415 is number 1,784 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 232 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,585 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,774 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.