About block 957,694
Bitcoin block 957,694 was mined by AntPool on July 12, 2026 at 11:02 AM UTC, 5 min 21 s after block 957,693. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,258 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 957,694 is number 95 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,921 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,306 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,696 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.