About block 957,325
Bitcoin block 957,325 was mined by MARA Pool on July 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM UTC, 13 min 45 s after block 957,324. 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 4,379 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0252 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1502 BTC for this block.
Block 957,325 is number 1,742 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 274 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,675 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. MARA Pool found 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,219 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.