About block 957,268
Bitcoin block 957,268 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 9, 2026 at 6:09 AM UTC, 13 min 0 s after block 957,267. 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 4,562 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0162 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1412 BTC for this block.
Block 957,268 is number 1,685 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 331 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,732 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 17,305 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.