About block 963,914
Bitcoin block 963,914 was mined by Foundry USA on August 24, 2026 at 10:49 PM UTC, 21 min 9 s after block 963,913. 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 4,378 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0323 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1573 BTC for this block.
Block 963,914 is number 267 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,749 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,086 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 274 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,024 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.