About block 957,674
Bitcoin block 957,674 was mined by MARA Pool on July 12, 2026 at 7:50 AM UTC, 1 min 32 s after block 957,673. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,940 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 957,674 is number 75 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,941 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,326 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. MARA Pool found 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,731 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.