About block 959,480
Bitcoin block 959,480 was mined by Foundry USA on July 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM UTC, 12 min 26 s after block 959,479. 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 4,220 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0345 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1595 BTC for this block.
Block 959,480 is number 1,881 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 135 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,520 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,100 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.