About block 957,497
Bitcoin block 957,497 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 11, 2026 at 12:31 AM UTC, 3 min 56 s after block 957,496. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,814 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0154 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1404 BTC for this block.
Block 957,497 is number 1,914 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 102 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,503 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. Braiins Pool found 15 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,989 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.