About block 957,781
Bitcoin block 957,781 was mined by MARA Pool on July 13, 2026 at 12:45 AM UTC, 8 min 35 s after block 957,780. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,146 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 957,781 is number 182 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,834 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,219 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 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,569 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.