About block 959,242
Bitcoin block 959,242 was mined by Foundry USA on July 23, 2026 at 10:31 AM UTC, 43 min 10 s after block 959,241. 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 4,508 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0554 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1804 BTC for this block.
Block 959,242 is number 1,643 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 373 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,758 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,441 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.