About block 957,557
Bitcoin block 957,557 was mined by Foundry USA on July 11, 2026 at 11:33 AM UTC, 19 min 11 s after block 957,556. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,707 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0230 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1480 BTC for this block.
Block 957,557 is number 1,974 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 42 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,443 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 16,910 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.