About block 958,990
Bitcoin block 958,990 was mined by Foundry USA on July 21, 2026 at 9:47 AM UTC, 11 min 43 s after block 958,989. 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 3,475 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0388 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1638 BTC for this block.
Block 958,990 is number 1,391 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 625 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,010 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 14,795 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.