About block 959,497
Bitcoin block 959,497 was mined by Foundry USA on July 25, 2026 at 3:29 AM UTC, 29 min 17 s after block 959,496. 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 3,724 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0375 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1625 BTC for this block.
Block 959,497 is number 1,898 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 118 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,503 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,081 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.