About block 959,073
Bitcoin block 959,073 was mined by Unknown on July 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM UTC, 22 min 23 s after block 959,072. 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 4,842 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0260 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1510 BTC for this block.
Block 959,073 is number 1,474 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 542 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,927 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. Unknown found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,678 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.