About block 963,851
Bitcoin block 963,851 was mined by Foundry USA on August 24, 2026 at 11:23 AM UTC, 10 min 0 s after block 963,850. 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 4,435 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0220 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1470 BTC for this block.
Block 963,851 is number 204 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,812 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,149 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 10,117 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.