About block 960,553
Bitcoin block 960,553 was mined by Foundry USA on August 1, 2026 at 11:02 AM UTC, 4 min 15 s after block 960,552. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,721 transactions in 2.08 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0141 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1391 BTC for this block.
Block 960,553 is number 938 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,078 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,447 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,042 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.