About block 957,291
Bitcoin block 957,291 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 9, 2026 at 10:35 AM UTC, 1 min 56 s after block 957,290. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,227 transactions in 1.77 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 0.0112 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1362 BTC for this block.
Block 957,291 is number 1,708 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 308 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,709 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. Braiins Pool found 14 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,271 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.