About block 960,568
Bitcoin block 960,568 was mined by Foundry USA on August 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM UTC, 7 min 38 s after block 960,567. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,129 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0320 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1570 BTC for this block.
Block 960,568 is number 953 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,063 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,432 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 13,021 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.