About block 959,561
Bitcoin block 959,561 was mined by Foundry USA on July 25, 2026 at 1:28 PM UTC, 13 min 34 s after block 959,560. 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 4,477 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0227 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1477 BTC for this block.
Block 959,561 is number 1,962 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 54 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,439 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,990 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.