About block 959,470
Bitcoin block 959,470 was mined by Foundry USA on July 24, 2026 at 9:50 PM UTC, 24 min 7 s after block 959,469. 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 4,387 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0450 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1700 BTC for this block.
Block 959,470 is number 1,871 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 145 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,530 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 14,119 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.