About block 957,736
Bitcoin block 957,736 was mined by Foundry USA on July 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM UTC, 7 min 57 s after block 957,735. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,928 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0175 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1425 BTC for this block.
Block 957,736 is number 137 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,879 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,264 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,642 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.