About block 959,996
Bitcoin block 959,996 was mined by ViaBTC on July 28, 2026 at 4:10 PM UTC, 23 seconds after block 959,995. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,706 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0091 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1341 BTC for this block.
Block 959,996 is number 381 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,635 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,004 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 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,506 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.