About block 957,449
Bitcoin block 957,449 was mined by Foundry USA on July 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM UTC, 4 min 45 s after block 957,448. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,539 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0145 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1395 BTC for this block.
Block 957,449 is number 1,866 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 150 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,551 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 260 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,059 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.