About block 960,554
Bitcoin block 960,554 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 1, 2026 at 11:04 AM UTC, 2 min 14 s after block 960,553. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,144 transactions in 1.83 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 960,554 is number 939 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,077 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,446 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 22 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,041 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.