About block 959,861
Bitcoin block 959,861 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 27, 2026 at 5:18 PM UTC, 23 min 17 s after block 959,860. 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 4,359 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0551 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1801 BTC for this block.
Block 959,861 is number 246 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,770 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,139 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,667 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.