About block 963,896
Bitcoin block 963,896 was mined by Foundry USA on August 24, 2026 at 7:06 PM UTC, 3 min 1 s after block 963,895. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,224 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0208 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1458 BTC for this block.
Block 963,896 is number 249 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,767 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,104 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 10,059 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.