About block 963,844
Bitcoin block 963,844 was mined by Foundry USA on August 24, 2026 at 9:56 AM UTC, 6 min 0 s after block 963,843. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,278 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0129 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1379 BTC for this block.
Block 963,844 is number 197 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,819 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,156 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,126 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.