About block 960,601
Bitcoin block 960,601 was mined by Unknown on August 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 960,600. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,645 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0086 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1336 BTC for this block.
Block 960,601 is number 986 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,030 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,399 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. Unknown found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,977 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.