About block 957,022
Bitcoin block 957,022 was mined by AntPool on July 7, 2026 at 10:09 AM UTC, 17 min 4 s after block 957,021. 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 4,340 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0460 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1710 BTC for this block.
Block 957,022 is number 1,439 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 577 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,978 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. AntPool found 202 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,656 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.