About block 957,018
Bitcoin block 957,018 was mined by MARA Pool on July 7, 2026 at 9:04 AM UTC, 5 min 28 s after block 957,017. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,075 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0439 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1689 BTC for this block.
Block 957,018 is number 1,435 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 581 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,982 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. MARA Pool found 51 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,662 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.