About block 959,286
Bitcoin block 959,286 was mined by MARA Pool on July 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM UTC, 2 min 49 s after block 959,285. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,629 transactions in 1.68 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 0.0158 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1408 BTC for this block.
Block 959,286 is number 1,687 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 329 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,714 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. MARA Pool found 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,377 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.