About block 963,659
Bitcoin block 963,659 was mined by Foundry USA on August 23, 2026 at 1:51 AM UTC, 2 min 32 s after block 963,658. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,813 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0065 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1315 BTC for this block.
Block 963,659 is number 12 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 2,004 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,341 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 10,409 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.