About block 957,456
Bitcoin block 957,456 was mined by Foundry USA on July 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM UTC, 1 min 22 s after block 957,455. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,477 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0334 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1584 BTC for this block.
Block 957,456 is number 1,873 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 143 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,544 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 259 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,045 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.