About block 959,179
Bitcoin block 959,179 was mined by AntPool on July 22, 2026 at 9:29 PM UTC, 5 min 34 s after block 959,178. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,583 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% 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 0.0229 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1479 BTC for this block.
Block 959,179 is number 1,580 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 436 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,821 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 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,524 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.