About block 958,208
Bitcoin block 958,208 was mined by ViaBTC on July 15, 2026 at 10:40 PM UTC, 5 min 14 s after block 958,207. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,854 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0226 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1476 BTC for this block.
Block 958,208 is number 609 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,407 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,792 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. ViaBTC found 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,974 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.