About block 958,857
Bitcoin block 958,857 was mined by Foundry USA on July 20, 2026 at 9:45 AM UTC, 4 min 31 s after block 958,856. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,729 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0137 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1387 BTC for this block.
Block 958,857 is number 1,258 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 758 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,143 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,993 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.