About block 957,162
Bitcoin block 957,162 was mined by TrustPool on July 8, 2026 at 10:55 AM UTC, 10 min 6 s after block 957,161. 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 4,849 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0163 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, TrustPool earned 3.1413 BTC for this block.
Block 957,162 is number 1,579 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 437 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,838 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. TrustPool found 5 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,457 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.