About block 959,226
Bitcoin block 959,226 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 23, 2026 at 6:54 AM UTC, 22 min 53 s after block 959,225. 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 4,224 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0258 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1508 BTC for this block.
Block 959,226 is number 1,627 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 389 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,774 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,461 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.