About block 960,248
Bitcoin block 960,248 was mined by Foundry USA on July 30, 2026 at 10:58 AM UTC, 16 min 25 s after block 960,247. 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 4,682 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0230 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1480 BTC for this block.
Block 960,248 is number 633 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,383 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,752 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,319 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.