About block 960,474
Bitcoin block 960,474 was mined by Foundry USA on July 31, 2026 at 11:14 PM UTC, 46 min 59 s after block 960,473. 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 3,617 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0957 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2207 BTC for this block.
Block 960,474 is number 859 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,157 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,526 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,155 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.