About block 957,361
Bitcoin block 957,361 was mined by Foundry USA on July 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC, 33 min 6 s after block 957,360. 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 4,065 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0561 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1811 BTC for this block.
Block 957,361 is number 1,778 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 238 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,639 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 255 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,170 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.