About block 958,999
Bitcoin block 958,999 was mined by Foundry USA on July 21, 2026 at 11:21 AM UTC, 7 min 23 s after block 958,998. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,646 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0204 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1454 BTC for this block.
Block 958,999 is number 1,400 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 616 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,001 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 14,784 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.