About block 963,966
Bitcoin block 963,966 was mined by Foundry USA on August 25, 2026 at 7:06 AM UTC, 16 min 57 s after block 963,965. 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 4,709 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0222 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1472 BTC for this block.
Block 963,966 is number 319 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,697 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,034 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,946 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.