About block 958,538
Bitcoin block 958,538 was mined by Foundry USA on July 18, 2026 at 10:30 AM UTC, 6 min 58 s after block 958,537. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,070 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0128 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1378 BTC for this block.
Block 958,538 is number 939 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,077 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,462 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,471 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.