About block 957,144
Bitcoin block 957,144 was mined by Foundry USA on July 8, 2026 at 8:44 AM UTC, 6 min 24 s after block 957,143. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,817 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0182 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1432 BTC for this block.
Block 957,144 is number 1,561 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 455 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,856 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. Foundry USA found 254 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,482 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.