About block 959,281
Bitcoin block 959,281 was mined by SECPOOL on July 23, 2026 at 4:24 PM UTC, 21 seconds after block 959,280. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,052 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0190 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1440 BTC for this block.
Block 959,281 is number 1,682 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 334 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,719 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. SECPOOL found 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,386 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.