About block 958,462
Bitcoin block 958,462 was mined by AntPool on July 17, 2026 at 11:17 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 958,461. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,657 transactions in 1.86 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0176 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1426 BTC for this block.
Block 958,462 is number 863 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,153 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,538 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 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,591 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.