About block 957,768
Bitcoin block 957,768 was mined by Foundry USA on July 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM UTC, 30 min 12 s after block 957,767. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,216 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0276 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1526 BTC for this block.
Block 957,768 is number 169 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,847 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,232 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,593 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.