About block 957,234
Bitcoin block 957,234 was mined by SBI Crypto on July 8, 2026 at 11:05 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 957,233. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 973 transactions in 0.33 MB (19.4% 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 0.0025 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SBI Crypto earned 3.1275 BTC for this block.
Block 957,234 is number 1,651 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 365 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,766 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. SBI Crypto found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,364 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.