About block 960,021
Bitcoin block 960,021 was mined by ViaBTC on July 28, 2026 at 10:05 PM UTC, 1 min 26 s after block 960,020. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,443 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0232 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1482 BTC for this block.
Block 960,021 is number 406 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,610 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,979 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. ViaBTC found 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,481 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.