About block 957,274
Bitcoin block 957,274 was mined by Foundry USA on July 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM UTC, 11 min 29 s after block 957,273. 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 3,939 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0200 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1450 BTC for this block.
Block 957,274 is number 1,691 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 325 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,726 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. Foundry USA found 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,294 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.