About block 958,144
Bitcoin block 958,144 was mined by Foundry USA on July 15, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC, 9 min 17 s after block 958,143. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,351 transactions in 1.71 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 0.0184 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1434 BTC for this block.
Block 958,144 is number 545 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,471 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,856 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,060 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.