About block 959,529
Bitcoin block 959,529 was mined by ViaBTC on July 25, 2026 at 8:28 AM UTC, 15 min 9 s after block 959,528. 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 4,955 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0230 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1480 BTC for this block.
Block 959,529 is number 1,930 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 86 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,471 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. ViaBTC found 83 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,042 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.