About block 959,240
Bitcoin block 959,240 was mined by AntPool on July 23, 2026 at 9:11 AM UTC, 7 min 46 s after block 959,239. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,649 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0179 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1429 BTC for this block.
Block 959,240 is number 1,641 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 375 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,760 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 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,443 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.