About block 963,469
Bitcoin block 963,469 was mined by Foundry USA on August 21, 2026 at 4:59 PM UTC, 9 min 36 s after block 963,468. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,140 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0403 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1653 BTC for this block.
Block 963,469 is number 1,838 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 178 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,531 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 10,688 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.