About block 957,581
Bitcoin block 957,581 was mined by AntPool on July 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM UTC, 25 min 6 s after block 957,580. 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 4,690 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0306 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1556 BTC for this block.
Block 957,581 is number 1,998 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 18 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,419 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. AntPool found 200 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,874 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.