About block 958,223
Bitcoin block 958,223 was mined by AntPool on July 16, 2026 at 2:27 AM UTC, 13 min 20 s after block 958,222. 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 3,762 transactions in 1.63 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 0.0276 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1526 BTC for this block.
Block 958,223 is number 624 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,392 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,777 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. AntPool found 200 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,952 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.