About block 959,814
Bitcoin block 959,814 was mined by MARA Pool on July 27, 2026 at 9:01 AM UTC, 10 min 24 s after block 959,813. 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 5,851 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0181 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1431 BTC for this block.
Block 959,814 is number 199 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,817 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,186 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. MARA Pool found 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,741 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.