About block 963,953
Bitcoin block 963,953 was mined by Foundry USA on August 25, 2026 at 5:17 AM UTC, 1 min 16 s after block 963,952. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,246 transactions in 1.78 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 0.0055 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1305 BTC for this block.
Block 963,953 is number 306 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,710 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,047 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,967 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.