About block 959,509
Bitcoin block 959,509 was mined by Foundry USA on July 25, 2026 at 5:39 AM UTC, 4 min 45 s after block 959,508. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,891 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0090 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1340 BTC for this block.
Block 959,509 is number 1,910 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 106 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,491 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,069 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.