About block 960,463
Bitcoin block 960,463 was mined by Foundry USA on July 31, 2026 at 8:42 PM UTC, 9 seconds after block 960,462. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,741 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0142 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1392 BTC for this block.
Block 960,463 is number 848 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,168 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,537 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. Foundry USA found 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,172 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.