About block 960,456
Bitcoin block 960,456 was mined by Foundry USA on July 31, 2026 at 7:53 PM UTC, 44 seconds after block 960,455. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,833 transactions in 1.69 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 0.0290 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1540 BTC for this block.
Block 960,456 is number 841 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,175 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,544 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,179 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.