About block 959,826
Bitcoin block 959,826 was mined by Foundry USA on July 27, 2026 at 11:09 AM UTC, 12 min 38 s after block 959,825. 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 4,515 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0244 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1494 BTC for this block.
Block 959,826 is number 211 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,805 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,174 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 260 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,722 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.