About block 958,541
Bitcoin block 958,541 was mined by Foundry USA on July 18, 2026 at 11:37 AM UTC, 21 min 15 s after block 958,540. 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 4,752 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0286 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1536 BTC for this block.
Block 958,541 is number 942 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,074 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,459 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. Foundry USA found 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,468 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.