About block 959,004
Bitcoin block 959,004 was mined by ViaBTC on July 21, 2026 at 12:08 PM UTC, 10 min 55 s after block 959,003. 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 3,882 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0227 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1477 BTC for this block.
Block 959,004 is number 1,405 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 611 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,996 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. ViaBTC found 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,773 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.