About block 957,300
Bitcoin block 957,300 was mined by ViaBTC on July 9, 2026 at 11:33 AM UTC, 11 min 56 s after block 957,299. 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 5,220 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0167 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1417 BTC for this block.
Block 957,300 is number 1,717 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 299 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,700 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. ViaBTC found 99 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,255 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.