About block 958,168
Bitcoin block 958,168 was mined by Foundry USA on July 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM UTC, 2 min 35 s after block 958,167. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,989 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0312 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1562 BTC for this block.
Block 958,168 is number 569 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,447 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,832 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 16,029 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.