About block 959,709
Bitcoin block 959,709 was mined by ViaBTC on July 26, 2026 at 2:32 PM UTC, 18 min 25 s after block 959,708. 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 5,249 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0222 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1472 BTC for this block.
Block 959,709 is number 94 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,922 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,291 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 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,807 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.