About block 963,935
Bitcoin block 963,935 was mined by Foundry USA on August 25, 2026 at 1:41 AM UTC, 14 min 37 s after block 963,934. 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 4,137 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0236 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1486 BTC for this block.
Block 963,935 is number 288 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,728 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,065 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,993 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.