About block 957,850
Bitcoin block 957,850 was mined by Foundry USA on July 13, 2026 at 11:06 AM UTC, 5 min 40 s after block 957,849. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,217 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0164 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1414 BTC for this block.
Block 957,850 is number 251 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,765 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,150 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,463 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.