About block 959,038
Bitcoin block 959,038 was mined by Foundry USA on July 21, 2026 at 5:50 PM UTC, 51 min 2 s after block 959,037. 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 4,217 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0706 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1956 BTC for this block.
Block 959,038 is number 1,439 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 577 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,962 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 14,726 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.