About block 959,834
Bitcoin block 959,834 was mined by Foundry USA on July 27, 2026 at 11:58 AM UTC, 5 min 12 s after block 959,833. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,601 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0097 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1347 BTC for this block.
Block 959,834 is number 219 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,797 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,166 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 13,709 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.