About block 957,260
Bitcoin block 957,260 was mined by AntPool on July 9, 2026 at 4:12 AM UTC, 8 min 55 s after block 957,259. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,016 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 957,260 is number 1,677 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 339 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,740 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 17,320 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.