About block 957,601
Bitcoin block 957,601 was mined by Foundry USA on July 11, 2026 at 8:22 PM UTC, 13 min 28 s after block 957,600. 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 4,491 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0265 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1515 BTC for this block.
Block 957,601 is number 2 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 2,014 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,399 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,845 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.