About block 959,843
Bitcoin block 959,843 was mined by Foundry USA on July 27, 2026 at 1:31 PM UTC, 65 min 29 s after block 959,842. 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 4,390 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0994 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2244 BTC for this block.
Block 959,843 is number 228 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,788 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,157 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,693 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.