About block 959,180
Bitcoin block 959,180 was mined by ViaBTC on July 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM UTC, 14 min 23 s after block 959,179. 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 4,436 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0307 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1557 BTC for this block.
Block 959,180 is number 1,581 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 435 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,820 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,523 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.