About block 959,243
Bitcoin block 959,243 was mined by AntPool on July 23, 2026 at 10:43 AM UTC, 12 min 20 s after block 959,242. 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 4,259 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0362 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1612 BTC for this block.
Block 959,243 is number 1,644 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 372 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,757 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 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,440 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.