About block 963,575
Bitcoin block 963,575 was mined by Foundry USA on August 22, 2026 at 11:04 AM UTC, 8 min 45 s after block 963,574. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,930 transactions in 1.77 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 0.0213 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1463 BTC for this block.
Block 963,575 is number 1,944 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 72 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,425 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 10,537 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.