About block 963,516
Bitcoin block 963,516 was mined by Foundry USA on August 22, 2026 at 2:43 AM UTC, 10 min 5 s after block 963,515. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,637 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0244 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1494 BTC for this block.
Block 963,516 is number 1,885 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 131 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,484 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,616 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.