About block 958,436
Bitcoin block 958,436 was mined by Foundry USA on July 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM UTC, 12 min 21 s after block 958,435. 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 3,840 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0308 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1558 BTC for this block.
Block 958,436 is number 837 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,179 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,564 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 15,634 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.