About block 959,309
Bitcoin block 959,309 was mined by MARA Pool on July 23, 2026 at 9:12 PM UTC, 28 min 1 s after block 959,308. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,084 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0406 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1656 BTC for this block.
Block 959,309 is number 1,710 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 306 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,691 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 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,347 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.