About block 959,992
Bitcoin block 959,992 was mined by ViaBTC on July 28, 2026 at 3:56 PM UTC, 4 min 36 s after block 959,991. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,163 transactions in 1.43 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 0.0179 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1429 BTC for this block.
Block 959,992 is number 377 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,639 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,008 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. ViaBTC found 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,510 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.