About block 959,660
Bitcoin block 959,660 was mined by Foundry USA on July 26, 2026 at 5:42 AM UTC, 6 min 3 s after block 959,659. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,829 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0088 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1338 BTC for this block.
Block 959,660 is number 45 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,971 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,340 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,842 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.