About block 958,579
Bitcoin block 958,579 was mined by ViaBTC on July 18, 2026 at 4:26 PM UTC, 1 min 40 s after block 958,578. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,859 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 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 958,579 is number 980 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,036 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,421 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. ViaBTC found 94 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,412 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.