About block 957,061
Bitcoin block 957,061 was mined by ViaBTC on July 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM UTC, 1 min 4 s after block 957,060. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,563 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 957,061 is number 1,478 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 538 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,939 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 17,604 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.