About block 959,018
Bitcoin block 959,018 was mined by SpiderPool on July 21, 2026 at 2:12 PM UTC, 10 min 53 s after block 959,017. 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 4,447 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0290 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1540 BTC for this block.
Block 959,018 is number 1,419 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 597 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,982 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 14,753 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.