About block 963,684
Bitcoin block 963,684 was mined by Foundry USA on August 23, 2026 at 5:25 AM UTC, 18 min 14 s after block 963,683. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,454 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0187 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1437 BTC for this block.
Block 963,684 is number 37 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,979 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,316 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,361 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.