About block 959,573
Bitcoin block 959,573 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 25, 2026 at 3:14 PM UTC, 3 min 42 s after block 959,572. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,027 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 0.0145 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1395 BTC for this block.
Block 959,573 is number 1,974 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 42 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,427 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 13,970 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.