About block 960,156
Bitcoin block 960,156 was mined by ViaBTC on July 29, 2026 at 10:09 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 960,155. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,927 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0074 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1324 BTC for this block.
Block 960,156 is number 541 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,475 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,844 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 13,359 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.