About block 959,136
Bitcoin block 959,136 was mined by Foundry USA on July 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM UTC, 3 min 54 s after block 959,135. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,376 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0202 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1452 BTC for this block.
Block 959,136 is number 1,537 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 479 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,864 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,591 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.