About block 960,299
Bitcoin block 960,299 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 30, 2026 at 7:34 PM UTC, 8 min 14 s after block 960,298. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,457 transactions in 1.87 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0199 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1449 BTC for this block.
Block 960,299 is number 684 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,332 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,701 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,279 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.