About block 957,010
Bitcoin block 957,010 was mined by AntPool on July 7, 2026 at 8:23 AM UTC, 27 min 31 s after block 957,009. 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 4,260 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, down from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0675 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1925 BTC for this block.
Block 957,010 is number 1,427 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 589 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,990 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. AntPool found 202 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,672 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.