About block 959,964
Bitcoin block 959,964 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 28, 2026 at 11:14 AM UTC, 2 min 46 s after block 959,963. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,597 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0158 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1408 BTC for this block.
Block 959,964 is number 349 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,667 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,036 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 13,551 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.