About block 957,686
Bitcoin block 957,686 was mined by MARA Pool on July 12, 2026 at 9:33 AM UTC, 7 min 47 s after block 957,685. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,703 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 957,686 is number 87 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,929 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,314 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 16,710 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.