About block 957,002
Bitcoin block 957,002 was mined by Foundry USA on July 7, 2026 at 5:23 AM UTC, 2 min 20 s after block 957,001. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,420 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 957,002 is number 1,419 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 597 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,998 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 254 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,683 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.