About block 958,296
Bitcoin block 958,296 was mined by AntPool on July 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM UTC, 4 min 14 s after block 958,295. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,674 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0261 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1511 BTC for this block.
Block 958,296 is number 697 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,319 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,704 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. AntPool found 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,841 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.