About block 958,998
Bitcoin block 958,998 was mined by Foundry USA on July 21, 2026 at 11:14 AM UTC, 20 min 13 s after block 958,997. 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 4,359 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0365 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1615 BTC for this block.
Block 958,998 is number 1,399 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 617 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,002 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14,785 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.