About block 959,701
Bitcoin block 959,701 was mined by Foundry USA on July 26, 2026 at 1:34 PM UTC, 6 min 18 s after block 959,700. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,978 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0160 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1410 BTC for this block.
Block 959,701 is number 86 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,930 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,299 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 13,814 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.