About block 963,437
Bitcoin block 963,437 was mined by Foundry USA on August 21, 2026 at 12:15 PM UTC, 5 min 43 s after block 963,436. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,090 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0304 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1554 BTC for this block.
Block 963,437 is number 1,806 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 210 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,563 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,741 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.