About block 957,621
Bitcoin block 957,621 was mined by Foundry USA on July 11, 2026 at 10:45 PM UTC, 12 min 53 s after block 957,620. 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 4,683 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0154 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1404 BTC for this block.
Block 957,621 is number 22 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,994 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,379 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,817 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.