About block 958,255
Bitcoin block 958,255 was mined by Foundry USA on July 16, 2026 at 7:19 AM UTC, 30 min 41 s after block 958,254. 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 4,173 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0311 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1561 BTC for this block.
Block 958,255 is number 656 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,360 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,745 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,900 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.