About block 963,694
Bitcoin block 963,694 was mined by Foundry USA on August 23, 2026 at 7:03 AM UTC, 10 min 38 s after block 963,693. 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 5,308 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0162 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1412 BTC for this block.
Block 963,694 is number 47 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,969 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,306 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 10,351 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.