About block 958,561
Bitcoin block 958,561 was mined by Foundry USA on July 18, 2026 at 2:22 PM UTC, 17 min 57 s after block 958,560. 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 4,742 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0271 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1521 BTC for this block.
Block 958,561 is number 962 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,054 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,439 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 15,437 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.