About block 957,269
Bitcoin block 957,269 was mined by ViaBTC on July 9, 2026 at 6:09 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 957,268. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,925 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 957,269 is number 1,686 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 330 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,731 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. ViaBTC found 100 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,304 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.