About block 960,273
Bitcoin block 960,273 was mined by AntPool on July 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 960,272. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,491 transactions in 2.16 MB (99.9% 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, AntPool earned 3.1324 BTC for this block.
Block 960,273 is number 658 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,358 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,727 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. AntPool found 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,302 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.