About block 957,519
Bitcoin block 957,519 was mined by AntPool on July 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM UTC, 1 min 44 s after block 957,518. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,759 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 957,519 is number 1,936 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 80 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,481 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. AntPool found 198 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,953 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.