About block 958,304
Bitcoin block 958,304 was mined by Foundry USA on July 16, 2026 at 5:09 PM UTC, 30 min 13 s after block 958,303. 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 4,097 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0617 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1867 BTC for this block.
Block 958,304 is number 705 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,311 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,696 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 15,827 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.