About block 957,842
Bitcoin block 957,842 was mined by ViaBTC on July 13, 2026 at 10:08 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 957,841. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,990 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 957,842 is number 243 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,773 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,158 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,477 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.