About block 957,256
Bitcoin block 957,256 was mined by Foundry USA on July 9, 2026 at 3:26 AM UTC, 3 min 12 s after block 957,255. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,337 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 957,256 is number 1,673 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 343 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,744 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 254 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,324 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.