About block 958,097
Bitcoin block 958,097 was mined by SpiderPool on July 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM UTC, 10 min 25 s after block 958,096. 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 3,062 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0215 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1465 BTC for this block.
Block 958,097 is number 498 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,518 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,903 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. SpiderPool found 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,126 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.