About block 959,269
Bitcoin block 959,269 was mined by Foundry USA on July 23, 2026 at 2:41 PM UTC, 13 seconds after block 959,268. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,496 transactions in 2.04 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0088 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1338 BTC for this block.
Block 959,269 is number 1,670 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 346 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,731 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 14,403 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.