About block 959,487
Bitcoin block 959,487 was mined by AntPool on July 25, 2026 at 12:59 AM UTC, 12 min 15 s after block 959,486. 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 5,314 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0164 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1414 BTC for this block.
Block 959,487 is number 1,888 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 128 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,513 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 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,093 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.