About block 957,012
Bitcoin block 957,012 was mined by WhitePool on July 7, 2026 at 8:27 AM UTC, 1 min 30 s after block 957,011. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,249 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0174 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1424 BTC for this block.
Block 957,012 is number 1,429 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 587 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,988 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. WhitePool found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,668 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.