About block 957,097
Bitcoin block 957,097 was mined by SpiderPool on July 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 957,096. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,270 transactions in 1.84 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 957,097 is number 1,514 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 502 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,903 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. SpiderPool found 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,549 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.