About block 959,257
Bitcoin block 959,257 was mined by Foundry USA on July 23, 2026 at 12:54 PM UTC, 16 min 42 s after block 959,256. 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 3,703 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0424 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1674 BTC for this block.
Block 959,257 is number 1,658 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 358 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,743 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 14,422 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.