About block 958,969
Bitcoin block 958,969 was mined by Foundry USA on July 21, 2026 at 4:58 AM UTC, 3 min 18 s after block 958,968. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,950 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 958,969 is number 1,370 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 646 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,031 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,821 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.