About block 959,221
Bitcoin block 959,221 was mined by AntPool on July 23, 2026 at 5:49 AM UTC, 31 min 29 s after block 959,220. 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 4,817 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0284 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1534 BTC for this block.
Block 959,221 is number 1,622 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 394 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,779 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 14,471 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.