About block 963,506
Bitcoin block 963,506 was mined by Foundry USA on August 22, 2026 at 12:41 AM UTC, 1 min 38 s after block 963,505. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,267 transactions in 1.98 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 0.0146 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1396 BTC for this block.
Block 963,506 is number 1,875 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 141 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,494 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,631 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.