About block 960,501
Bitcoin block 960,501 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 1, 2026 at 3:20 AM UTC, 7 min 7 s after block 960,500. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,959 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0230 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1480 BTC for this block.
Block 960,501 is number 886 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,130 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,499 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. Braiins Pool found 21 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,115 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.