About block 958,502
Bitcoin block 958,502 was mined by Foundry USA on July 18, 2026 at 5:36 AM UTC, 3 min 52 s after block 958,501. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,352 transactions in 1.25 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0136 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1386 BTC for this block.
Block 958,502 is number 903 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,113 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,498 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,525 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.