About block 939,257
Bitcoin block 939,257 was mined by AntPool on March 4, 2026 at 12:23 PM UTC, 20 min 45 s after block 939,256. 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 3,713 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0339 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1589 BTC for this block.
Block 939,257 is number 1,818 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 198 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 110,743 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. AntPool found 193 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 36,708 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.