About block 957,244
Bitcoin block 957,244 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM UTC, 20 min 53 s after block 957,243. 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 3,910 transactions in 1.84 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 0.0218 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1468 BTC for this block.
Block 957,244 is number 1,661 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 355 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,756 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Braiins Pool found 13 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,344 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.