About block 957,039
Bitcoin block 957,039 was mined by AntPool on July 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM UTC, 49 seconds after block 957,038. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,290 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 957,039 is number 1,456 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 560 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,961 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 201 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,637 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.