About block 957,544
Bitcoin block 957,544 was mined by MARA Pool on July 11, 2026 at 9:08 AM UTC, 1 min 5 s after block 957,543. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,062 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 957,544 is number 1,961 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 55 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,456 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. MARA Pool found 51 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,923 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.