About block 959,398
Bitcoin block 959,398 was mined by MARA Pool on July 24, 2026 at 8:15 AM UTC, 3 min 20 s after block 959,397. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,930 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 959,398 is number 1,799 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 217 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,602 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,218 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.