About block 959,053
Bitcoin block 959,053 was mined by AntPool on July 21, 2026 at 8:03 PM UTC, 12 min 46 s after block 959,052. 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 4,840 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0240 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1490 BTC for this block.
Block 959,053 is number 1,454 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 562 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,947 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. AntPool found 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,706 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.