About block 959,817
Bitcoin block 959,817 was mined by MARA Pool on July 27, 2026 at 9:25 AM UTC, 9 min 0 s after block 959,816. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,556 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0164 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1414 BTC for this block.
Block 959,817 is number 202 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,814 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,183 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. MARA Pool found 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,734 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.