About block 959,347
Bitcoin block 959,347 was mined by Foundry USA on July 24, 2026 at 2:09 AM UTC, 13 min 58 s after block 959,346. 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 4,142 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0194 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1444 BTC for this block.
Block 959,347 is number 1,748 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 268 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,653 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 14,293 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.