About block 957,195
Bitcoin block 957,195 was mined by AntPool on July 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM UTC, 3 min 30 s after block 957,194. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,923 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0114 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1364 BTC for this block.
Block 957,195 is number 1,612 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 404 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,805 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. AntPool found 202 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,413 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.