About block 960,458
Bitcoin block 960,458 was mined by Foundry USA on July 31, 2026 at 8:16 PM UTC, 9 min 38 s after block 960,457. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,542 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0439 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1689 BTC for this block.
Block 960,458 is number 843 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,173 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,542 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 13,177 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.