About block 957,288
Bitcoin block 957,288 was mined by AntPool on July 9, 2026 at 9:58 AM UTC, 10 min 24 s after block 957,287. 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 5,463 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0203 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1453 BTC for this block.
Block 957,288 is number 1,705 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 311 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,712 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. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,274 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.