About block 959,010
Bitcoin block 959,010 was mined by Foundry USA on July 21, 2026 at 1:22 PM UTC, 7 min 48 s after block 959,009. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,943 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0380 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1630 BTC for this block.
Block 959,010 is number 1,411 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 605 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,990 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,764 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.