About block 958,244
Bitcoin block 958,244 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 16, 2026 at 5:41 AM UTC, 9 min 22 s after block 958,243. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,970 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0171 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1421 BTC for this block.
Block 958,244 is number 645 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,371 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,756 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. Braiins Pool found 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,917 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.