About block 963,652
Bitcoin block 963,652 was mined by Foundry USA on August 23, 2026 at 1:09 AM UTC, 1 min 47 s after block 963,651. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,992 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 963,652 is number 5 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 2,011 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,348 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 10,418 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.