About block 957,055
Bitcoin block 957,055 was mined by Foundry USA on July 7, 2026 at 3:12 PM UTC, 2 min 59 s after block 957,054. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,844 transactions in 1.79 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 0.0123 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1373 BTC for this block.
Block 957,055 is number 1,472 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 544 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,945 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,614 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.