About block 957,281
Bitcoin block 957,281 was mined by Foundry USA on July 9, 2026 at 8:57 AM UTC, 11 min 28 s after block 957,280. 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 5,203 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0182 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1432 BTC for this block.
Block 957,281 is number 1,698 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 318 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,719 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. Foundry USA found 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,287 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.