About block 960,242
Bitcoin block 960,242 was mined by Foundry USA on July 30, 2026 at 9:58 AM UTC, 8 seconds after block 960,241. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,256 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0044 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1294 BTC for this block.
Block 960,242 is number 627 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,389 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,758 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. Foundry USA found 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,317 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.