About block 959,809
Bitcoin block 959,809 was mined by AntPool on July 27, 2026 at 8:41 AM UTC, 42 seconds after block 959,808. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,027 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% 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 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 959,809 is number 194 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,822 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,191 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 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,751 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.