About block 957,637
Bitcoin block 957,637 was mined by Foundry USA on July 12, 2026 at 1:52 AM UTC, 46 min 55 s after block 957,636. 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 4,061 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 0.0438 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1688 BTC for this block.
Block 957,637 is number 38 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,978 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,363 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,792 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.