About block 959,955
Bitcoin block 959,955 was mined by Foundry USA on July 28, 2026 at 9:40 AM UTC, 1 min 33 s after block 959,954. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,059 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0112 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1362 BTC for this block.
Block 959,955 is number 340 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,676 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,045 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 13,560 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.