About block 959,039
Bitcoin block 959,039 was mined by Foundry USA on July 21, 2026 at 6:12 PM UTC, 21 min 28 s after block 959,038. 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 4,165 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0607 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1857 BTC for this block.
Block 959,039 is number 1,440 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 576 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,961 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 14,725 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.