About block 957,328
Bitcoin block 957,328 was mined by Foundry USA on July 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM UTC, 10 min 43 s after block 957,327. 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 3,907 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0231 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1481 BTC for this block.
Block 957,328 is number 1,745 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 271 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,672 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 254 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,216 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.