About block 957,678
Bitcoin block 957,678 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 12, 2026 at 8:28 AM UTC, 1 min 24 s after block 957,677. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,078 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 957,678 is number 79 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,937 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,322 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,727 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.