About block 957,215
Bitcoin block 957,215 was mined by AntPool on July 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 957,214. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,015 transactions in 1.68 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 0.0163 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1413 BTC for this block.
Block 957,215 is number 1,632 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 384 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,785 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 199 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,386 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.