About block 957,200
Bitcoin block 957,200 was mined by ViaBTC on July 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM UTC, 3 min 26 s after block 957,199. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,251 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0213 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1463 BTC for this block.
Block 957,200 is number 1,617 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 399 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,800 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. ViaBTC found 100 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,408 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.