About block 963,430
Bitcoin block 963,430 was mined by Foundry USA on August 21, 2026 at 11:25 AM UTC, 8 min 58 s after block 963,429. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,902 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0310 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1560 BTC for this block.
Block 963,430 is number 1,799 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 217 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,570 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,752 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.