About block 957,317
Bitcoin block 957,317 was mined by Foundry USA on July 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM UTC, 7 min 10 s after block 957,316. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,460 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0266 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1516 BTC for this block.
Block 957,317 is number 1,734 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 282 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,683 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. Foundry USA found 255 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,234 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.