About block 960,049
Bitcoin block 960,049 was mined by Foundry USA on July 29, 2026 at 3:31 AM UTC, 12 min 33 s after block 960,048. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,982 transactions in 1.73 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 960,049 is number 434 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,582 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,951 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 13,466 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.