About block 957,089
Bitcoin block 957,089 was mined by Foundry USA on July 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM UTC, 17 min 22 s after block 957,088. 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 4,439 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0297 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1547 BTC for this block.
Block 957,089 is number 1,506 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 510 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,911 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,567 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.