About block 957,345
Bitcoin block 957,345 was mined by Foundry USA on July 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM UTC, 29 min 49 s after block 957,344. 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 4,434 transactions in 1.55 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 0.0395 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1645 BTC for this block.
Block 957,345 is number 1,762 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 254 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,655 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 253 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,193 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.