About block 959,960
Bitcoin block 959,960 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 28, 2026 at 10:37 AM UTC, 16 min 24 s after block 959,959. 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 4,282 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0285 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1535 BTC for this block.
Block 959,960 is number 345 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,671 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,040 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,556 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.