About block 957,033
Bitcoin block 957,033 was mined by ViaBTC on July 7, 2026 at 11:47 AM UTC, 4 min 22 s after block 957,032. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,269 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0168 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1418 BTC for this block.
Block 957,033 is number 1,450 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 566 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,967 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. ViaBTC found 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,644 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.