About block 959,153
Bitcoin block 959,153 was mined by Foundry USA on July 22, 2026 at 4:32 PM UTC, 9 min 4 s after block 959,152. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,691 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0232 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1482 BTC for this block.
Block 959,153 is number 1,554 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 462 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,847 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,564 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.