About block 957,698
Bitcoin block 957,698 was mined by Foundry USA on July 12, 2026 at 11:43 AM UTC, 21 min 3 s after block 957,697. 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 4,883 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0199 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1449 BTC for this block.
Block 957,698 is number 99 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,917 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,302 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. Foundry USA found 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,692 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.