About block 963,688
Bitcoin block 963,688 was mined by Foundry USA on August 23, 2026 at 6:03 AM UTC, 4 min 24 s after block 963,687. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,836 transactions in 1.42 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 963,688 is number 41 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,975 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,312 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,358 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.