About block 957,416
Bitcoin block 957,416 was mined by Foundry USA on July 10, 2026 at 11:23 AM UTC, 10 min 34 s after block 957,415. 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 4,588 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0307 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1557 BTC for this block.
Block 957,416 is number 1,833 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 183 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,584 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,102 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.