About block 959,339
Bitcoin block 959,339 was mined by Foundry USA on July 24, 2026 at 1:16 AM UTC, 7 min 40 s after block 959,338. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,245 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0158 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1408 BTC for this block.
Block 959,339 is number 1,740 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 276 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,661 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,309 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.