About block 959,117
Bitcoin block 959,117 was mined by AntPool on July 22, 2026 at 9:48 AM UTC, 10 min 20 s after block 959,116. 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 4,158 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0272 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1522 BTC for this block.
Block 959,117 is number 1,518 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 498 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,883 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 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,613 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.