About block 957,409
Bitcoin block 957,409 was mined by SECPOOL on July 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM UTC, 14 min 0 s after block 957,408. 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 2,619 transactions in 1.40 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0225 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1475 BTC for this block.
Block 957,409 is number 1,826 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 190 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,591 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. SECPOOL found 39 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,109 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.