About block 957,619
Bitcoin block 957,619 was mined by AntPool on July 11, 2026 at 10:26 PM UTC, 34 seconds after block 957,618. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,257 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 957,619 is number 20 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,996 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,381 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 202 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,821 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.