About block 957,730
Bitcoin block 957,730 was mined by MARA Pool on July 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM UTC, 3 min 22 s after block 957,729. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,258 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 957,730 is number 131 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,885 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,270 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 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,648 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.