About block 959,198
Bitcoin block 959,198 was mined by Foundry USA on July 23, 2026 at 1:39 AM UTC, 13 min 21 s after block 959,197. 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 4,278 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0271 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1521 BTC for this block.
Block 959,198 is number 1,599 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 417 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,802 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 14,498 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.