About block 960,030
Bitcoin block 960,030 was mined by ViaBTC on July 29, 2026 at 12:20 AM UTC, 4 min 14 s after block 960,029. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,049 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0204 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1454 BTC for this block.
Block 960,030 is number 415 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,601 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,970 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. ViaBTC found 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,472 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.