About block 959,306
Bitcoin block 959,306 was mined by AntPool on July 23, 2026 at 8:20 PM UTC, 8 min 27 s after block 959,305. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,669 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0159 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1409 BTC for this block.
Block 959,306 is number 1,707 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 309 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,694 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 14,351 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.