About block 957,626
Bitcoin block 957,626 was mined by Foundry USA on July 11, 2026 at 11:22 PM UTC, 6 min 55 s after block 957,625. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,404 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0127 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1377 BTC for this block.
Block 957,626 is number 27 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,989 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,374 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 16,812 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.