About block 959,481
Bitcoin block 959,481 was mined by MARA Pool on July 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM UTC, 9 min 16 s after block 959,480. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,255 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0245 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1495 BTC for this block.
Block 959,481 is number 1,882 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 134 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,519 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 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,099 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.