About block 959,218
Bitcoin block 959,218 was mined by Foundry USA on July 23, 2026 at 4:48 AM UTC, 2 min 4 s after block 959,217. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,837 transactions in 1.90 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 959,218 is number 1,619 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 397 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,782 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 14,474 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.