About block 958,696
Bitcoin block 958,696 was mined by Foundry USA on July 19, 2026 at 7:45 AM UTC, 8 min 31 s after block 958,695. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,711 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0311 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1561 BTC for this block.
Block 958,696 is number 1,097 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 919 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,304 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. Foundry USA found 274 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,242 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.