About block 959,459
Bitcoin block 959,459 was mined by Foundry USA on July 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM UTC, 29 seconds after block 959,458. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,706 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0167 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1417 BTC for this block.
Block 959,459 is number 1,860 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 156 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,541 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 14,136 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.