About block 957,057
Bitcoin block 957,057 was mined by Foundry USA on July 7, 2026 at 3:21 PM UTC, 6 min 8 s after block 957,056. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,182 transactions in 1.83 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0137 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1387 BTC for this block.
Block 957,057 is number 1,474 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 542 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,943 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. Foundry USA found 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,612 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.