About block 963,468
Bitcoin block 963,468 was mined by Foundry USA on August 21, 2026 at 4:50 PM UTC, 29 seconds after block 963,467. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,085 transactions in 1.88 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0136 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1386 BTC for this block.
Block 963,468 is number 1,837 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 179 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,532 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,690 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.