About block 957,635
Bitcoin block 957,635 was mined by Foundry USA on July 12, 2026 at 12:57 AM UTC, 30 min 49 s after block 957,634. 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 4,529 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0265 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1515 BTC for this block.
Block 957,635 is number 36 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,980 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,365 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,794 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.