About block 957,108
Bitcoin block 957,108 was mined by Foundry USA on July 8, 2026 at 1:11 AM UTC, 12 min 20 s after block 957,107. 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 3,078 transactions in 1.98 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 0.0205 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1455 BTC for this block.
Block 957,108 is number 1,525 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 491 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,892 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 255 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,532 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.