About block 960,171
Bitcoin block 960,171 was mined by WhitePool on July 29, 2026 at 11:53 PM UTC, 35 seconds after block 960,170. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,154 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0048 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1298 BTC for this block.
Block 960,171 is number 556 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,460 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,829 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. WhitePool found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,345 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.