About block 959,671
Bitcoin block 959,671 was mined by Foundry USA on July 26, 2026 at 7:17 AM UTC, 17 min 4 s after block 959,670. 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 4,281 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0201 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1451 BTC for this block.
Block 959,671 is number 56 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,960 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,329 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 13,831 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.