About block 957,096
Bitcoin block 957,096 was mined by ViaBTC on July 7, 2026 at 10:52 PM UTC, 10 min 38 s after block 957,095. 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 4,090 transactions in 1.55 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 0.0226 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1476 BTC for this block.
Block 957,096 is number 1,513 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 503 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,904 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 100 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,550 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.