About block 957,284
Bitcoin block 957,284 was mined by Foundry USA on July 9, 2026 at 9:26 AM UTC, 2 min 2 s after block 957,283. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,239 transactions in 1.22 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 0.0126 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1376 BTC for this block.
Block 957,284 is number 1,701 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 315 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,716 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 17,284 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.