About block 957,532
Bitcoin block 957,532 was mined by Foundry USA on July 11, 2026 at 6:57 AM UTC, 1 min 55 s after block 957,531. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,459 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0059 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1309 BTC for this block.
Block 957,532 is number 1,949 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 67 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,468 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,938 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.