About block 959,206
Bitcoin block 959,206 was mined by Foundry USA on July 23, 2026 at 2:46 AM UTC, 4 min 22 s after block 959,205. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,795 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 959,206 is number 1,607 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 409 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,794 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,487 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.