About block 959,802
Bitcoin block 959,802 was mined by ViaBTC on July 27, 2026 at 7:59 AM UTC, 17 min 10 s after block 959,801. 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 4,946 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0193 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1443 BTC for this block.
Block 959,802 is number 187 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,829 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,198 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 84 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,759 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.