About block 959,978
Bitcoin block 959,978 was mined by AntPool on July 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM UTC, 4 min 49 s after block 959,977. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,099 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0170 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1420 BTC for this block.
Block 959,978 is number 363 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,653 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,022 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 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,530 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.