About block 963,839
Bitcoin block 963,839 was mined by Foundry USA on August 24, 2026 at 9:16 AM UTC, 2 min 29 s after block 963,838. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,490 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0086 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1336 BTC for this block.
Block 963,839 is number 192 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,824 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,161 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,131 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.