About block 959,728
Bitcoin block 959,728 was mined by Foundry USA on July 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM UTC, 15 min 34 s after block 959,727. 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 4,887 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0177 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1427 BTC for this block.
Block 959,728 is number 113 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,903 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,272 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,798 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.