About block 957,119
Bitcoin block 957,119 was mined by Foundry USA on July 8, 2026 at 3:21 AM UTC, 1 min 0 s after block 957,118. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,241 transactions in 1.80 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 0.0075 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1325 BTC for this block.
Block 957,119 is number 1,536 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 480 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,881 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 253 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,514 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.