About block 959,230
Bitcoin block 959,230 was mined by ViaBTC on July 23, 2026 at 7:28 AM UTC, 4 min 43 s after block 959,229. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,988 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0189 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1439 BTC for this block.
Block 959,230 is number 1,631 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 385 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,770 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 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,458 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.