About block 958,269
Bitcoin block 958,269 was mined by Foundry USA on July 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM UTC, 10 min 9 s after block 958,268. 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 3,732 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0340 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1590 BTC for this block.
Block 958,269 is number 670 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,346 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,731 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. Foundry USA found 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,880 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.