About block 959,621
Bitcoin block 959,621 was mined by Foundry USA on July 26, 2026 at 12:42 AM UTC, 24 min 39 s after block 959,620. 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 4,294 transactions in 1.54 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 0.0316 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1566 BTC for this block.
Block 959,621 is number 6 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 2,010 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,379 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,915 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.