About block 957,845
Bitcoin block 957,845 was mined by Foundry USA on July 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM UTC, 5 min 17 s after block 957,844. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,643 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 957,845 is number 246 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,770 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,155 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. Foundry USA found 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,473 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.