About block 957,744
Bitcoin block 957,744 was mined by Foundry USA on July 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM UTC, 8 min 18 s after block 957,743. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,013 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0163 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1413 BTC for this block.
Block 957,744 is number 145 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,871 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,256 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. Foundry USA found 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,629 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.