About block 959,407
Bitcoin block 959,407 was mined by ViaBTC on July 24, 2026 at 9:53 AM UTC, 1 min 12 s after block 959,406. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,212 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 959,407 is number 1,808 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 208 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,593 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. ViaBTC found 82 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,202 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.