About block 960,261
Bitcoin block 960,261 was mined by Foundry USA on July 30, 2026 at 1:50 PM UTC, 22 min 32 s after block 960,260. 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 3,972 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0472 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1722 BTC for this block.
Block 960,261 is number 646 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,370 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,739 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,310 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.