About block 959,430
Bitcoin block 959,430 was mined by Foundry USA on July 24, 2026 at 2:42 PM UTC, 18 min 13 s after block 959,429. 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 4,276 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0459 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1709 BTC for this block.
Block 959,430 is number 1,831 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 185 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,570 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,172 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.