About block 957,071
Bitcoin block 957,071 was mined by ViaBTC on July 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM UTC, 10 min 29 s after block 957,070. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,268 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0405 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1655 BTC for this block.
Block 957,071 is number 1,488 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 528 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,929 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 99 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,586 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.