About block 957,101
Bitcoin block 957,101 was mined by MARA Pool on July 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM UTC, 22 min 14 s after block 957,100. 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 3,865 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0358 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1608 BTC for this block.
Block 957,101 is number 1,518 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 498 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,899 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. MARA Pool found 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,545 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.