About block 957,309
Bitcoin block 957,309 was mined by Foundry USA on July 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM UTC, 11 min 39 s after block 957,308. 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 3,260 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0269 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1519 BTC for this block.
Block 957,309 is number 1,726 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 290 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,691 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 255 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,242 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.