About block 957,016
Bitcoin block 957,016 was mined by ULTIMUSPOOL on July 7, 2026 at 8:43 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 957,015. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,119 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0114 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ULTIMUSPOOL earned 3.1364 BTC for this block.
Block 957,016 is number 1,433 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 583 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,984 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. ULTIMUSPOOL found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,664 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.