About block 957,169
Bitcoin block 957,169 was mined by SECPOOL on July 8, 2026 at 11:45 AM UTC, 12 min 35 s after block 957,168. 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 5,053 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0183 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1433 BTC for this block.
Block 957,169 is number 1,586 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 430 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,831 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. SECPOOL found 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,447 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.