About block 959,560
Bitcoin block 959,560 was mined by ViaBTC on July 25, 2026 at 1:14 PM UTC, 30 min 28 s after block 959,559. 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 4,566 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0356 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1606 BTC for this block.
Block 959,560 is number 1,961 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 55 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,440 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. ViaBTC found 84 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,000 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.