About block 957,146
Bitcoin block 957,146 was mined by Foundry USA on July 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM UTC, 5 min 28 s after block 957,145. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,224 transactions in 1.67 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 0.0150 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1400 BTC for this block.
Block 957,146 is number 1,563 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 453 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,854 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 17,479 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.