About block 957,492
Bitcoin block 957,492 was mined by AntPool on July 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC, 57 seconds after block 957,491. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,171 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 957,492 is number 1,909 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 107 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,508 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 16,994 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.