About block 957,017
Bitcoin block 957,017 was mined by SpiderPool on July 7, 2026 at 8:59 AM UTC, 15 min 51 s after block 957,016. 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 4,468 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0264 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1514 BTC for this block.
Block 957,017 is number 1,434 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 582 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,983 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. SpiderPool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,663 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.