About block 958,573
Bitcoin block 958,573 was mined by Foundry USA on July 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM UTC, 2 min 17 s after block 958,572. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,227 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 0.0104 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1354 BTC for this block.
Block 958,573 is number 974 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,042 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,427 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,418 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.