About block 957,044
Bitcoin block 957,044 was mined by ViaBTC on July 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 957,043. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,814 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 957,044 is number 1,461 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 555 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,956 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. ViaBTC found 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,632 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.