About block 959,849
Bitcoin block 959,849 was mined by Foundry USA on July 27, 2026 at 3:23 PM UTC, 52 min 1 s after block 959,848. 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 4,069 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0908 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2158 BTC for this block.
Block 959,849 is number 234 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,782 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,151 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,685 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.