About block 957,653
Bitcoin block 957,653 was mined by Foundry USA on July 12, 2026 at 4:35 AM UTC, 39 seconds after block 957,652. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,833 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0063 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1313 BTC for this block.
Block 957,653 is number 54 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,962 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,347 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 16,768 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.