About block 963,512
Bitcoin block 963,512 was mined by Foundry USA on August 22, 2026 at 1:53 AM UTC, 2 min 34 s after block 963,511. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,536 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0177 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1427 BTC for this block.
Block 963,512 is number 1,881 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 135 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,488 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,625 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.