About block 959,570
Bitcoin block 959,570 was mined by Foundry USA on July 25, 2026 at 2:51 PM UTC, 8 min 1 s after block 959,569. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,781 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0183 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1433 BTC for this block.
Block 959,570 is number 1,971 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 45 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,430 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 13,981 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.