About block 958,456
Bitcoin block 958,456 was mined by Foundry USA on July 17, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC, 48 min 37 s after block 958,455. 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 3,867 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0825 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2075 BTC for this block.
Block 958,456 is number 857 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,159 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,544 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 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,597 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.