About block 959,602
Bitcoin block 959,602 was mined by Foundry USA on July 25, 2026 at 8:15 PM UTC, 17 min 20 s after block 959,601. 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 3,904 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0255 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1505 BTC for this block.
Block 959,602 is number 2,003 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 13 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,398 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,930 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.