About block 957,420
Bitcoin block 957,420 was mined by Foundry USA on July 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM UTC, 2 min 31 s after block 957,419. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,591 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0278 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1528 BTC for this block.
Block 957,420 is number 1,837 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 179 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,580 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 260 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,096 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.