About block 958,494
Bitcoin block 958,494 was mined by SECPOOL on July 18, 2026 at 4:32 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 958,493. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,135 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0046 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1296 BTC for this block.
Block 958,494 is number 895 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,121 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,506 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. SECPOOL found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,540 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.