About block 959,355
Bitcoin block 959,355 was mined by Foundry USA on July 24, 2026 at 3:24 AM UTC, 4 min 0 s after block 959,354. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,616 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 0.0094 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1344 BTC for this block.
Block 959,355 is number 1,756 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 260 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,645 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 14,285 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.