About block 959,500
Bitcoin block 959,500 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 25, 2026 at 3:59 AM UTC, 12 min 8 s after block 959,499. 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 5,065 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0147 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1397 BTC for this block.
Block 959,500 is number 1,901 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 115 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,500 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,078 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.