About block 958,259
Bitcoin block 958,259 was mined by ViaBTC on July 16, 2026 at 7:39 AM UTC, 10 seconds after block 958,258. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,488 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 958,259 is number 660 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,356 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,741 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 15,896 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.