About block 959,818
Bitcoin block 959,818 was mined by Foundry USA on July 27, 2026 at 9:31 AM UTC, 6 min 6 s after block 959,817. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,520 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 959,818 is number 203 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,813 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,182 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,733 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.