About block 957,160
Bitcoin block 957,160 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 8, 2026 at 10:41 AM UTC, 8 min 43 s after block 957,159. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,411 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 957,160 is number 1,577 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 439 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,840 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. Braiins Pool found 11 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,459 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.