About block 959,653
Bitcoin block 959,653 was mined by Foundry USA on July 26, 2026 at 4:30 AM UTC, 6 min 19 s after block 959,652. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,289 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 959,653 is number 38 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,978 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,347 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 13,855 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.