About block 959,609
Bitcoin block 959,609 was mined by ViaBTC on July 25, 2026 at 9:51 PM UTC, 10 min 50 s after block 959,608. 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 4,658 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0168 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1418 BTC for this block.
Block 959,609 is number 2,010 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 6 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,391 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 82 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,923 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.