About block 963,878
Bitcoin block 963,878 was mined by Foundry USA on August 24, 2026 at 4:44 PM UTC, 5 min 18 s after block 963,877. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,619 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0257 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1507 BTC for this block.
Block 963,878 is number 231 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,785 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,122 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 273 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,079 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.