About block 963,838
Bitcoin block 963,838 was mined by Foundry USA on August 24, 2026 at 9:14 AM UTC, 15 min 45 s after block 963,837. 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 4,166 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0272 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1522 BTC for this block.
Block 963,838 is number 191 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,825 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,162 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,139 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.