About block 960,098
Bitcoin block 960,098 was mined by Foundry USA on July 29, 2026 at 11:29 AM UTC, 11 min 41 s after block 960,097. 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 4,471 transactions in 1.54 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 0.0223 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1473 BTC for this block.
Block 960,098 is number 483 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,533 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,902 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 13,417 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.