About block 959,462
Bitcoin block 959,462 was mined by SECPOOL on July 24, 2026 at 7:37 PM UTC, 2 min 48 s after block 959,461. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,039 transactions in 1.70 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 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 959,462 is number 1,863 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 153 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,538 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. SECPOOL found 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,133 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.