About block 959,044
Bitcoin block 959,044 was mined by Binance Pool on July 21, 2026 at 6:48 PM UTC, 7 min 50 s after block 959,043. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,237 transactions in 1.68 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 0.0202 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1452 BTC for this block.
Block 959,044 is number 1,445 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 571 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,956 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. Binance Pool found 9 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,719 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.