About block 957,026
Bitcoin block 957,026 was mined by Foundry USA on July 7, 2026 at 11:02 AM UTC, 3 min 12 s after block 957,025. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,797 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0179 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1429 BTC for this block.
Block 957,026 is number 1,443 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 573 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,974 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. Foundry USA found 254 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,651 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.