About block 958,249
Bitcoin block 958,249 was mined by ViaBTC on July 16, 2026 at 6:12 AM UTC, 3 seconds after block 958,248. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,240 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0045 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1295 BTC for this block.
Block 958,249 is number 650 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,366 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,751 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,912 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.