About block 958,142
Bitcoin block 958,142 was mined by Foundry USA on July 15, 2026 at 10:09 AM UTC, 3 min 21 s after block 958,141. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,286 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0135 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1385 BTC for this block.
Block 958,142 is number 543 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,473 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,858 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,065 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.