About block 957,222
Bitcoin block 957,222 was mined by Foundry USA on July 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM UTC, 10 min 7 s after block 957,221. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,625 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 0.0203 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1453 BTC for this block.
Block 957,222 is number 1,639 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 377 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,778 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. Foundry USA found 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,379 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.