About block 963,893
Bitcoin block 963,893 was mined by Foundry USA on August 24, 2026 at 6:29 PM UTC, 3 min 15 s after block 963,892. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,005 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0096 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1346 BTC for this block.
Block 963,893 is number 246 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,770 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,107 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 273 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,062 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.