About block 959,202
Bitcoin block 959,202 was mined by AntPool on July 23, 2026 at 2:08 AM UTC, 5 min 45 s after block 959,201. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,843 transactions in 1.25 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0162 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1412 BTC for this block.
Block 959,202 is number 1,603 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 413 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,798 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 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,491 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.