About block 959,321
Bitcoin block 959,321 was mined by Foundry USA on July 23, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC, 4 min 40 s after block 959,320. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,239 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0113 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1363 BTC for this block.
Block 959,321 is number 1,722 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 294 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,679 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,332 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.