About block 963,974
Bitcoin block 963,974 was mined by Foundry USA on August 25, 2026 at 8:02 AM UTC, 10 min 54 s after block 963,973. 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 4,528 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0211 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1461 BTC for this block.
Block 963,974 is number 327 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,689 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,026 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,926 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.