About block 959,954
Bitcoin block 959,954 was mined by AntPool on July 28, 2026 at 9:39 AM UTC, 14 min 28 s after block 959,953. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,737 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0289 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1539 BTC for this block.
Block 959,954 is number 339 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,677 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,046 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 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,561 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.