About block 963,738
Bitcoin block 963,738 was mined by Foundry USA on August 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM UTC, 7 min 12 s after block 963,737. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,363 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 0.0148 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1398 BTC for this block.
Block 963,738 is number 91 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,925 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,262 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 10,286 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.