About block 959,417
Bitcoin block 959,417 was mined by AntPool on July 24, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC, 14 min 44 s after block 959,416. 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 4,822 transactions in 1.63 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 0.0234 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1484 BTC for this block.
Block 959,417 is number 1,818 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 198 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,583 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 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,189 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.