About block 959,381
Bitcoin block 959,381 was mined by Foundry USA on July 24, 2026 at 6:20 AM UTC, 19 min 17 s after block 959,380. 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 4,552 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0220 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1470 BTC for this block.
Block 959,381 is number 1,782 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 234 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,619 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,243 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.