About block 959,163
Bitcoin block 959,163 was mined by Foundry USA on July 22, 2026 at 6:47 PM UTC, 1 min 49 s after block 959,162. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,592 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0222 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1472 BTC for this block.
Block 959,163 is number 1,564 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 452 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,837 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 14,554 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.