About block 958,198
Bitcoin block 958,198 was mined by MARA Pool on July 15, 2026 at 8:42 PM UTC, 1 min 49 s after block 958,197. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,978 transactions in 1.85 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 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 958,198 is number 599 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,417 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,802 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. MARA Pool found 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,991 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.