About block 959,643
Bitcoin block 959,643 was mined by Foundry USA on July 26, 2026 at 3:39 AM UTC, 4 min 16 s after block 959,642. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,229 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 959,643 is number 28 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,988 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,357 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,871 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.