About block 958,286
Bitcoin block 958,286 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 16, 2026 at 12:43 PM UTC, 14 min 48 s after block 958,285. 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 4,043 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0281 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1531 BTC for this block.
Block 958,286 is number 687 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,329 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,714 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. Braiins Pool found 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,855 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.