About block 957,662
Bitcoin block 957,662 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 12, 2026 at 5:52 AM UTC, 15 min 3 s after block 957,661. 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 5,983 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 957,662 is number 63 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,953 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,338 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,752 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.