About block 958,518
Bitcoin block 958,518 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 18, 2026 at 8:06 AM UTC, 11 min 46 s after block 958,517. 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 4,141 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0186 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1436 BTC for this block.
Block 958,518 is number 919 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,097 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,482 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Braiins Pool found 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,506 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.