About block 960,040
Bitcoin block 960,040 was mined by Foundry USA on July 29, 2026 at 2:17 AM UTC, 3 min 34 s after block 960,039. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,782 transactions in 1.33 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0124 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1374 BTC for this block.
Block 960,040 is number 425 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,591 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,960 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,468 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.