About block 957,255
Bitcoin block 957,255 was mined by MARA Pool on July 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM UTC, 8 min 46 s after block 957,254. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,519 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 957,255 is number 1,672 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 344 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,745 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. MARA Pool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,325 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.