About block 963,626
Bitcoin block 963,626 was mined by Foundry USA on August 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM UTC, 9 min 58 s after block 963,625. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,957 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, 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 963,626 is number 1,995 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 21 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,374 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 10,457 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.