About block 959,691
Bitcoin block 959,691 was mined by AntPool on July 26, 2026 at 11:34 AM UTC, 8 min 48 s after block 959,690. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,599 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0119 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1369 BTC for this block.
Block 959,691 is number 76 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,940 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,309 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 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,817 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.