About block 960,973
Bitcoin block 960,973 was mined by Foundry USA on August 4, 2026 at 6:15 AM UTC, 9 min 24 s after block 960,972. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,006 transactions in 1.68 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 0.0177 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1427 BTC for this block.
Block 960,973 is number 1,358 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 658 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,027 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,598 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.