About block 957,149
Bitcoin block 957,149 was mined by Foundry USA on July 8, 2026 at 9:23 AM UTC, 15 min 41 s after block 957,148. 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 3,430 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0303 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1553 BTC for this block.
Block 957,149 is number 1,566 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 450 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,851 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 255 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,476 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.