About block 957,347
Bitcoin block 957,347 was mined by Foundry USA on July 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM UTC, 15 min 20 s after block 957,346. 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 4,247 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, down from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0681 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1931 BTC for this block.
Block 957,347 is number 1,764 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 252 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,653 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 17,191 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.