About block 959,298
Bitcoin block 959,298 was mined by AntPool on July 23, 2026 at 7:13 PM UTC, 1 min 19 s after block 959,297. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,459 transactions in 2.08 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 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 959,298 is number 1,699 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 317 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,702 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 14,359 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.