About block 958,859
Bitcoin block 958,859 was mined by WhitePool on July 20, 2026 at 9:55 AM UTC, 4 min 43 s after block 958,858. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,035 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 958,859 is number 1,260 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 756 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,141 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. WhitePool found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,991 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.