About block 958,278
Bitcoin block 958,278 was mined by SpiderPool on July 16, 2026 at 10:26 AM UTC, 1 min 47 s after block 958,277. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,766 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 958,278 is number 679 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,337 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,722 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 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,863 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.