About block 959,114
Bitcoin block 959,114 was mined by ViaBTC on July 22, 2026 at 8:41 AM UTC, 4 min 16 s after block 959,113. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,100 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0188 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1438 BTC for this block.
Block 959,114 is number 1,515 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 501 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,886 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 87 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,620 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.