About block 963,532
Bitcoin block 963,532 was mined by Foundry USA on August 22, 2026 at 4:42 AM UTC, 6 min 1 s after block 963,531. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,185 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0134 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1384 BTC for this block.
Block 963,532 is number 1,901 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 115 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,468 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 10,598 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.