About block 957,489
Bitcoin block 957,489 was mined by AntPool on July 10, 2026 at 11:51 PM UTC, 14 min 27 s after block 957,488. 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 3,781 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0375 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1625 BTC for this block.
Block 957,489 is number 1,906 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 110 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,511 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. AntPool found 197 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,997 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.