About block 959,878
Bitcoin block 959,878 was mined by Foundry USA on July 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM UTC, 6 min 51 s after block 959,877. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,982 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0202 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1452 BTC for this block.
Block 959,878 is number 263 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,753 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,122 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,638 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.