About block 959,803
Bitcoin block 959,803 was mined by AntPool on July 27, 2026 at 8:03 AM UTC, 3 min 10 s after block 959,802. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,282 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0079 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1329 BTC for this block.
Block 959,803 is number 188 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,828 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,197 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 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,759 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.