About block 959,139
Bitcoin block 959,139 was mined by AntPool on July 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM UTC, 4 min 6 s after block 959,138. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,322 transactions in 1.83 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0233 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1483 BTC for this block.
Block 959,139 is number 1,540 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 476 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,861 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 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,588 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.