About block 958,044
Bitcoin block 958,044 was mined by AntPool on July 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM UTC, 8 min 25 s after block 958,043. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,127 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0306 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1556 BTC for this block.
Block 958,044 is number 445 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,571 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,956 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 201 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,197 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.