About block 959,863
Bitcoin block 959,863 was mined by Foundry USA on July 27, 2026 at 5:28 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 959,862. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,152 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0238 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1488 BTC for this block.
Block 959,863 is number 248 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,768 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,137 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,665 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.