About block 957,716
Bitcoin block 957,716 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM UTC, 5 min 5 s after block 957,715. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,707 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0124 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1374 BTC for this block.
Block 957,716 is number 117 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,899 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,284 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 16,670 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.