About block 957,282
Bitcoin block 957,282 was mined by SBI Crypto on July 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM UTC, 19 min 45 s after block 957,281. 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 3,514 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0311 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SBI Crypto earned 3.1561 BTC for this block.
Block 957,282 is number 1,699 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 317 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,718 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. SBI Crypto found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,286 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.