About block 958,049
Bitcoin block 958,049 was mined by Foundry USA on July 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM UTC, 24 seconds after block 958,048. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,802 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0095 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1345 BTC for this block.
Block 958,049 is number 450 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,566 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,951 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. Foundry USA found 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,187 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.