About block 957,620
Bitcoin block 957,620 was mined by Foundry USA on July 11, 2026 at 10:32 PM UTC, 6 min 1 s after block 957,619. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,173 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0120 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1370 BTC for this block.
Block 957,620 is number 21 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,995 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,380 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 16,820 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.