About block 959,796
Bitcoin block 959,796 was mined by Foundry USA on July 27, 2026 at 7:04 AM UTC, 27 min 45 s after block 959,795. 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 4,612 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0310 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1560 BTC for this block.
Block 959,796 is number 181 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,835 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,204 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,771 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.