About block 959,734
Bitcoin block 959,734 was mined by Foundry USA on July 26, 2026 at 7:40 PM UTC, 30 min 21 s after block 959,733. 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 4,398 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0366 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1616 BTC for this block.
Block 959,734 is number 119 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,897 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,266 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,809 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.