About block 958,997
Bitcoin block 958,997 was mined by F2Pool on July 21, 2026 at 10:54 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 958,996. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,699 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0073 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1323 BTC for this block.
Block 958,997 is number 1,398 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 618 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,003 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. F2Pool found 173 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,786 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.