About block 963,998
Bitcoin block 963,998 was mined by Foundry USA on August 25, 2026 at 11:35 AM UTC, 7 min 30 s after block 963,997. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,401 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0159 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1409 BTC for this block.
Block 963,998 is number 351 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,665 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,002 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,893 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.