About block 957,645
Bitcoin block 957,645 was mined by Foundry USA on July 12, 2026 at 3:36 AM UTC, 17 min 45 s after block 957,644. 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 4,828 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0168 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1418 BTC for this block.
Block 957,645 is number 46 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,970 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,355 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 16,776 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.