About block 963,803
Bitcoin block 963,803 was mined by Foundry USA on August 24, 2026 at 3:37 AM UTC, 1 min 20 s after block 963,802. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,998 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 963,803 is number 156 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,860 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,197 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,180 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.