About block 959,261
Bitcoin block 959,261 was mined by MARA Pool on July 23, 2026 at 1:12 PM UTC, 4 min 2 s after block 959,260. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,238 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0145 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1395 BTC for this block.
Block 959,261 is number 1,662 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 354 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,739 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. MARA Pool found 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,411 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.