About block 959,945
Bitcoin block 959,945 was mined by Foundry USA on July 28, 2026 at 8:11 AM UTC, 43 min 52 s after block 959,944. 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 4,037 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0528 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1778 BTC for this block.
Block 959,945 is number 330 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,686 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,055 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 13,563 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.