About block 959,994
Bitcoin block 959,994 was mined by AntPool on July 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM UTC, 1 min 2 s after block 959,993. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,099 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0066 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1316 BTC for this block.
Block 959,994 is number 379 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,637 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 90,006 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 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,508 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.