About block 957,551
Bitcoin block 957,551 was mined by Foundry USA on July 11, 2026 at 10:03 AM UTC, 9 min 4 s after block 957,550. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,437 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0152 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1402 BTC for this block.
Block 957,551 is number 1,968 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 48 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,449 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 16,916 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.