About block 959,664
Bitcoin block 959,664 was mined by AntPool on July 26, 2026 at 5:57 AM UTC, 9 min 31 s after block 959,663. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,038 transactions in 1.96 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0103 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1353 BTC for this block.
Block 959,664 is number 49 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,967 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,336 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 13,838 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.