About block 960,009
Bitcoin block 960,009 was mined by Foundry USA on July 28, 2026 at 7:47 PM UTC, 6 min 50 s after block 960,008. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,541 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0360 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1610 BTC for this block.
Block 960,009 is number 394 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,622 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,991 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,493 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.