About block 963,978
Bitcoin block 963,978 was mined by Foundry USA on August 25, 2026 at 9:05 AM UTC, 33 seconds after block 963,977. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,065 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0149 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 963,978 is number 331 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,685 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,022 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 9,922 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.