About block 959,116
Bitcoin block 959,116 was mined by MARA Pool on July 22, 2026 at 9:38 AM UTC, 31 min 58 s after block 959,115. 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 4,424 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0479 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1729 BTC for this block.
Block 959,116 is number 1,517 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 499 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,884 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. MARA Pool found 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,618 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.