About block 959,259
Bitcoin block 959,259 was mined by ViaBTC on July 23, 2026 at 12:56 PM UTC, 1 min 57 s after block 959,258. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,645 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0110 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1360 BTC for this block.
Block 959,259 is number 1,660 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 356 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,741 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. ViaBTC found 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,420 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.