About block 959,794
Bitcoin block 959,794 was mined by Foundry USA on July 27, 2026 at 6:30 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 959,793. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,007 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0087 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1337 BTC for this block.
Block 959,794 is number 179 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,837 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,206 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,773 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.