About block 959,189
Bitcoin block 959,189 was mined by Foundry USA on July 22, 2026 at 11:27 PM UTC, 20 min 6 s after block 959,188. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,652 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0271 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1521 BTC for this block.
Block 959,189 is number 1,590 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 426 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,811 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,507 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.