About block 959,980
Bitcoin block 959,980 was mined by ViaBTC on July 28, 2026 at 2:21 PM UTC, 20 seconds after block 959,979. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,102 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0208 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1458 BTC for this block.
Block 959,980 is number 365 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,651 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,020 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. ViaBTC found 84 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,528 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.