About block 959,496
Bitcoin block 959,496 was mined by MARA Pool on July 25, 2026 at 2:59 AM UTC, 5 min 28 s after block 959,495. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,019 transactions in 2.34 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0202 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1452 BTC for this block.
Block 959,496 is number 1,897 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 119 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,504 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 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,082 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.