About block 959,440
Bitcoin block 959,440 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM UTC, 31 min 41 s after block 959,439. 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 4,588 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0557 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1807 BTC for this block.
Block 959,440 is number 1,841 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 175 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,560 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. Braiins Pool found 22 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,162 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.