About block 958,398
Bitcoin block 958,398 was mined by Foundry USA on July 17, 2026 at 10:32 AM UTC, 2 min 50 s after block 958,397. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,173 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 958,398 is number 799 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,217 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,602 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,690 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.