About block 959,522
Bitcoin block 959,522 was mined by AntPool on July 25, 2026 at 7:17 AM UTC, 12 seconds after block 959,521. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,196 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0046 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1296 BTC for this block.
Block 959,522 is number 1,923 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 93 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,478 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 14,053 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.