About block 957,203
Bitcoin block 957,203 was mined by MARA Pool on July 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM UTC, 3 min 8 s after block 957,202. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,353 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 957,203 is number 1,620 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 396 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,797 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. MARA Pool found 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,400 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.