About block 959,852
Bitcoin block 959,852 was mined by Foundry USA on July 27, 2026 at 3:33 PM UTC, 1 min 59 s after block 959,851. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,918 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0285 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1535 BTC for this block.
Block 959,852 is number 237 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,779 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,148 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,680 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.