About block 963,778
Bitcoin block 963,778 was mined by Foundry USA on August 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM UTC, 7 min 53 s after block 963,777. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,426 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0242 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1492 BTC for this block.
Block 963,778 is number 131 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,885 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,222 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,225 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.