About block 957,381
Bitcoin block 957,381 was mined by AntPool on July 10, 2026 at 3:23 AM UTC, 36 seconds after block 957,380. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,646 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0063 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1313 BTC for this block.
Block 957,381 is number 1,798 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 218 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,619 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. AntPool found 195 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,144 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.