About block 958,408
Bitcoin block 958,408 was mined by AntPool on July 17, 2026 at 12:07 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 958,407. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,243 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 958,408 is number 809 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,207 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,592 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 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,675 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.