About block 957,082
Bitcoin block 957,082 was mined by Foundry USA on July 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM UTC, 29 min 20 s after block 957,081. 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 4,357 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0433 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1683 BTC for this block.
Block 957,082 is number 1,499 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 517 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,918 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,574 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.