About block 958,430
Bitcoin block 958,430 was mined by MARA Pool on July 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM UTC, 13 min 54 s after block 958,429. 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 4,187 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0340 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1590 BTC for this block.
Block 958,430 is number 831 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,185 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,570 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. MARA Pool found 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,640 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.