About block 959,222
Bitcoin block 959,222 was mined by AntPool on July 23, 2026 at 5:58 AM UTC, 8 min 49 s after block 959,221. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,686 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0160 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1410 BTC for this block.
Block 959,222 is number 1,623 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 393 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,778 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 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,470 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.