About block 959,234
Bitcoin block 959,234 was mined by Foundry USA on July 23, 2026 at 8:19 AM UTC, 2 min 23 s after block 959,233. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,540 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 959,234 is number 1,635 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 381 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,766 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,454 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.