About block 959,623
Bitcoin block 959,623 was mined by AntPool on July 26, 2026 at 12:44 AM UTC, 3 seconds after block 959,622. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,763 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 959,623 is number 8 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 2,008 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,377 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,893 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.