About block 957,217
Bitcoin block 957,217 was mined by Foundry USA on July 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM UTC, 9 min 49 s after block 957,216. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,404 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0190 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1440 BTC for this block.
Block 957,217 is number 1,634 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 382 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,783 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. Foundry USA found 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,384 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.