About block 963,662
Bitcoin block 963,662 was mined by Foundry USA on August 23, 2026 at 2:24 AM UTC, 1 min 23 s after block 963,661. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,179 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 963,662 is number 15 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 2,001 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,338 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 10,402 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.