About block 958,216
Bitcoin block 958,216 was mined by Foundry USA on July 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC, 9 min 26 s after block 958,215. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,782 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0218 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1468 BTC for this block.
Block 958,216 is number 617 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,399 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,784 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. Foundry USA found 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,959 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.