About block 963,885
Bitcoin block 963,885 was mined by Foundry USA on August 24, 2026 at 5:31 PM UTC, 2 min 11 s after block 963,884. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,387 transactions in 1.93 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0118 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1368 BTC for this block.
Block 963,885 is number 238 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,778 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,115 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 10,072 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.