About block 959,061
Bitcoin block 959,061 was mined by ViaBTC on July 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM UTC, 4 min 47 s after block 959,060. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,157 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0150 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1400 BTC for this block.
Block 959,061 is number 1,462 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 554 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,939 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. ViaBTC found 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,695 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.