About block 960,705
Bitcoin block 960,705 was mined by Foundry USA on August 2, 2026 at 9:03 AM UTC, 4 min 33 s after block 960,704. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,228 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0149 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 960,705 is number 1,090 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 926 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,295 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,827 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.