About block 959,524
Bitcoin block 959,524 was mined by Foundry USA on July 25, 2026 at 7:23 AM UTC, 5 min 18 s after block 959,523. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,967 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0098 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1348 BTC for this block.
Block 959,524 is number 1,925 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 91 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,476 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 14,051 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.