About block 959,147
Bitcoin block 959,147 was mined by Foundry USA on July 22, 2026 at 3:43 PM UTC, 1 min 57 s after block 959,146. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,114 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0087 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1337 BTC for this block.
Block 959,147 is number 1,548 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 468 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,853 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 14,578 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.