About block 959,040
Bitcoin block 959,040 was mined by Foundry USA on July 21, 2026 at 6:20 PM UTC, 8 min 23 s after block 959,039. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,448 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0429 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1679 BTC for this block.
Block 959,040 is number 1,441 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 575 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,960 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,723 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.