About block 957,178
Bitcoin block 957,178 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 8, 2026 at 1:14 PM UTC, 3 min 28 s after block 957,177. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,317 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0233 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1483 BTC for this block.
Block 957,178 is number 1,595 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 421 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,822 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 17,435 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.