About block 960,997
Bitcoin block 960,997 was mined by Foundry USA on August 4, 2026 at 10:14 AM UTC, 21 min 1 s after block 960,996. 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 4,417 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0360 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1610 BTC for this block.
Block 960,997 is number 1,382 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 634 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,003 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,580 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.