About block 957,623
Bitcoin block 957,623 was mined by Foundry USA on July 11, 2026 at 11:13 PM UTC, 18 min 2 s after block 957,622. 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 3,696 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0214 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1464 BTC for this block.
Block 957,623 is number 24 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,992 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,377 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 16,815 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.