About block 957,115
Bitcoin block 957,115 was mined by Foundry USA on July 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM UTC, 14 min 23 s after block 957,114. 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 4,080 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 957,115 is number 1,532 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 484 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,885 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 254 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,521 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.