About block 957,570
Bitcoin block 957,570 was mined by Foundry USA on July 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM UTC, 9 min 7 s after block 957,569. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,505 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0175 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1425 BTC for this block.
Block 957,570 is number 1,987 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 29 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,430 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,890 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.