About block 958,159
Bitcoin block 958,159 was mined by AntPool on July 15, 2026 at 1:55 PM UTC, 20 min 21 s after block 958,158. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,553 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0436 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1686 BTC for this block.
Block 958,159 is number 560 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,456 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,841 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 16,039 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.