About block 959,002
Bitcoin block 959,002 was mined by SpiderPool on July 21, 2026 at 11:47 AM UTC, 5 min 47 s after block 959,001. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,201 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0137 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1387 BTC for this block.
Block 959,002 is number 1,403 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 613 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,998 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. SpiderPool found 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,781 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.