About block 958,340
Bitcoin block 958,340 was mined by Foundry USA on July 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC, 6 min 39 s after block 958,339. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,513 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0383 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1633 BTC for this block.
Block 958,340 is number 741 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,275 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,660 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 15,778 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.