About block 957,267
Bitcoin block 957,267 was mined by MARA Pool on July 9, 2026 at 5:56 AM UTC, 10 min 47 s after block 957,266. 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 4,898 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0156 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1406 BTC for this block.
Block 957,267 is number 1,684 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 332 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,733 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. MARA Pool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,306 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.