About block 958,618
Bitcoin block 958,618 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 18, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC, 12 min 10 s after block 958,617. 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 5,350 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0160 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1410 BTC for this block.
Block 958,618 is number 1,019 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 997 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 91,382 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. Braiins Pool found 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15,359 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.