Bitcoin miner produces empty block at height 960,017, collecting zero in fees

Bitcoin miner produced an empty block at height 960,017 on July 28, 2026, containing only the mandatory coinbase transaction and earning zero transaction fees. The article explains that empty blocks can occur when mining pools prioritize speed over full transaction validation during the brief interval after a new block is found. Such blocks are now rare, falling from over 10% in Bitcoin’s early years to under 1% today thanks to better network propagation and validation tools. The piece notes the miner was listed as unknown, though F2Pool was suggested as a possible source. Market impact appears minimal: Bitcoin price did not react, and analysts did not flag the event as concerning.