About block 958,796
Bitcoin block 958,796 was mined by MARA Pool on July 20, 2026 at 12:01 AM UTC, 35 seconds after block 958,795. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,140 transactions in 2.02 MB (99.9% 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 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 958,796 is number 1,197 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 819 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,204 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. MARA Pool found 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,090 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.