About block 959,887
Bitcoin block 959,887 was mined by Foundry USA on July 27, 2026 at 8:57 PM UTC, 9 min 49 s after block 959,886. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,729 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0209 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1459 BTC for this block.
Block 959,887 is number 272 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,744 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,113 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,628 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.