About block 959,003
Bitcoin block 959,003 was mined by Foundry USA on July 21, 2026 at 11:57 AM UTC, 10 min 14 s after block 959,002. 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 5,591 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0165 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1415 BTC for this block.
Block 959,003 is number 1,404 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 612 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,997 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,780 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.