About block 959,654
Bitcoin block 959,654 was mined by Foundry USA on July 26, 2026 at 4:42 AM UTC, 12 min 19 s after block 959,653. 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 5,908 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0140 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1390 BTC for this block.
Block 959,654 is number 39 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,977 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,346 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,854 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.