About block 958,577
Bitcoin block 958,577 was mined by Foundry USA on July 18, 2026 at 4:27 PM UTC, 5 min 30 s after block 958,576. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,883 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 958,577 is number 978 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,038 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,423 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,414 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.