About block 959,564
Bitcoin block 959,564 was mined by Foundry USA on July 25, 2026 at 1:53 PM UTC, 8 min 44 s after block 959,563. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,789 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0153 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1403 BTC for this block.
Block 959,564 is number 1,965 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 51 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,436 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,987 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.