About block 957,624
Bitcoin block 957,624 was mined by Foundry USA on July 11, 2026 at 11:13 PM UTC, 10 seconds after block 957,623. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,896 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 957,624 is number 25 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,991 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,376 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 16,814 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.