About block 959,898
Bitcoin block 959,898 was mined by AntPool on July 27, 2026 at 10:55 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 959,897. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,081 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0055 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1305 BTC for this block.
Block 959,898 is number 283 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,733 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,102 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 13,610 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.