About block 959,284
Bitcoin block 959,284 was mined by MARA Pool on July 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM UTC, 5 min 16 s after block 959,283. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,614 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0348 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1598 BTC for this block.
Block 959,284 is number 1,685 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 331 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,716 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 14,383 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.