About block 959,036
Bitcoin block 959,036 was mined by Foundry USA on July 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM UTC, 8 min 2 s after block 959,035. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,496 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0187 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1437 BTC for this block.
Block 959,036 is number 1,437 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 579 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,964 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,728 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.