About block 958,556
Bitcoin block 958,556 was mined by Foundry USA on July 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM UTC, 2 min 57 s after block 958,555. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,499 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 958,556 is number 957 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,059 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,444 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 15,448 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.