About block 959,397
Bitcoin block 959,397 was mined by Foundry USA on July 24, 2026 at 8:12 AM UTC, 1 min 42 s after block 959,396. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,519 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 959,397 is number 1,798 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 218 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,603 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 14,219 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.