About block 960,431
Bitcoin block 960,431 was mined by ViaBTC on July 31, 2026 at 4:09 PM UTC, 5 seconds after block 960,430. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,897 transactions in 2.00 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0103 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1353 BTC for this block.
Block 960,431 is number 816 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,200 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,569 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. ViaBTC found 83 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,204 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.