About block 960,558
Bitcoin block 960,558 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 1, 2026 at 11:45 AM UTC, 3 min 13 s after block 960,557. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,758 transactions in 1.88 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 0.0135 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1385 BTC for this block.
Block 960,558 is number 943 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,073 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,442 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 13,037 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.