About block 958,952
Bitcoin block 958,952 was mined by Foundry USA on July 21, 2026 at 2:39 AM UTC, 37 min 35 s after block 958,951. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,547 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0413 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1663 BTC for this block.
Block 958,952 is number 1,353 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 663 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,048 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. Foundry USA found 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,850 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.