About block 957,241
Bitcoin block 957,241 was mined by AntPool on July 9, 2026 at 12:58 AM UTC, 10 min 24 s after block 957,240. 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 5,096 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 957,241 is number 1,658 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 358 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,759 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. AntPool found 200 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,347 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.