About block 959,247
Bitcoin block 959,247 was mined by ULTIMUSPOOL on July 23, 2026 at 11:37 AM UTC, 9 min 44 s after block 959,246. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,049 transactions in 1.52 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 0.0250 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ULTIMUSPOOL earned 3.1500 BTC for this block.
Block 959,247 is number 1,648 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 368 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,753 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. ULTIMUSPOOL found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,436 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.