About block 957,740
Bitcoin block 957,740 was mined by AntPool on July 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM UTC, 9 min 19 s after block 957,739. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,036 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0213 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1463 BTC for this block.
Block 957,740 is number 141 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,875 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,260 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. AntPool found 197 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,638 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.