About block 960,462
Bitcoin block 960,462 was mined by Foundry USA on July 31, 2026 at 8:42 PM UTC, 12 min 53 s after block 960,461. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,833 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0456 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1706 BTC for this block.
Block 960,462 is number 847 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,169 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,538 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 13,173 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.