About block 960,943
Bitcoin block 960,943 was mined by Foundry USA on August 4, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC, 15 min 47 s after block 960,942. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,820 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0223 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1473 BTC for this block.
Block 960,943 is number 1,328 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 688 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,057 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,608 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.