About block 957,556
Bitcoin block 957,556 was mined by Foundry USA on July 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM UTC, 8 min 24 s after block 957,555. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,697 transactions in 1.55 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 0.0157 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1407 BTC for this block.
Block 957,556 is number 1,973 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 43 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,444 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 16,911 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.