About block 957,159
Bitcoin block 957,159 was mined by Foundry USA on July 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM UTC, 23 seconds after block 957,158. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,951 transactions in 1.42 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0045 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1295 BTC for this block.
Block 957,159 is number 1,576 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 440 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,841 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 256 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,460 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.