About block 959,005
Bitcoin block 959,005 was mined by SECPOOL on July 21, 2026 at 12:13 PM UTC, 4 min 33 s after block 959,004. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,391 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0103 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1353 BTC for this block.
Block 959,005 is number 1,406 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 610 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,995 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. SECPOOL found 37 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,771 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.