About block 958,217
Bitcoin block 958,217 was mined by Foundry USA on July 16, 2026 at 12:15 AM UTC, 14 min 38 s after block 958,216. 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 4,033 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0296 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1546 BTC for this block.
Block 958,217 is number 618 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,398 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,783 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 15,958 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.