About block 958,454
Bitcoin block 958,454 was mined by WhitePool on July 17, 2026 at 9:18 PM UTC, 15 min 13 s after block 958,453. 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 4,040 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0488 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1738 BTC for this block.
Block 958,454 is number 855 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,161 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,546 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. WhitePool found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,599 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.