About block 959,953
Bitcoin block 959,953 was mined by Foundry USA on July 28, 2026 at 9:24 AM UTC, 22 min 37 s after block 959,952. 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 3,997 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0427 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1677 BTC for this block.
Block 959,953 is number 338 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,678 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,047 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 13,562 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.