About block 959,295
Bitcoin block 959,295 was mined by Foundry USA on July 23, 2026 at 6:52 PM UTC, 7 min 44 s after block 959,294. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,122 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0309 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1559 BTC for this block.
Block 959,295 is number 1,696 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 320 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,705 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 14,368 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.