About block 958,098
Bitcoin block 958,098 was mined by AntPool on July 15, 2026 at 4:43 AM UTC, 48 seconds after block 958,097. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,470 transactions in 1.82 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 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 958,098 is number 499 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,517 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,902 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 201 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,125 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.