About block 958,744
Bitcoin block 958,744 was mined by Foundry USA on July 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM UTC, 4 min 31 s after block 958,743. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,157 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0297 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1547 BTC for this block.
Block 958,744 is number 1,145 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 871 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,256 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,168 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.