About block 960,309
Bitcoin block 960,309 was mined by Foundry USA on July 30, 2026 at 8:35 PM UTC, 6 min 46 s after block 960,308. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,452 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0170 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1420 BTC for this block.
Block 960,309 is number 694 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,322 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,691 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 13,271 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.