About block 963,815
Bitcoin block 963,815 was mined by Foundry USA on August 24, 2026 at 5:14 AM UTC, 5 min 56 s after block 963,814. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,210 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0092 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1342 BTC for this block.
Block 963,815 is number 168 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,848 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,185 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 10,163 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.