About block 963,986
Bitcoin block 963,986 was mined by Foundry USA on August 25, 2026 at 10:16 AM UTC, 14 min 11 s after block 963,985. 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 4,270 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0294 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1544 BTC for this block.
Block 963,986 is number 339 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,677 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,014 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 9,909 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.