About block 959,034
Bitcoin block 959,034 was mined by Foundry USA on July 21, 2026 at 4:34 PM UTC, 4 min 8 s after block 959,033. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,516 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0178 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1428 BTC for this block.
Block 959,034 is number 1,435 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 581 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,966 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 14,730 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.