About block 960,472
Bitcoin block 960,472 was mined by ViaBTC on July 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 960,471. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,937 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0257 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1507 BTC for this block.
Block 960,472 is number 857 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,159 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,528 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 13,157 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.