About block 958,977
Bitcoin block 958,977 was mined by Foundry USA on July 21, 2026 at 6:27 AM UTC, 13 min 4 s after block 958,976. 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 5,353 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0185 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1435 BTC for this block.
Block 958,977 is number 1,378 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 638 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,023 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,813 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.