About block 957,852
Bitcoin block 957,852 was mined by ViaBTC on July 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 957,851. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,539 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0067 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1317 BTC for this block.
Block 957,852 is number 253 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,763 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,148 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 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,461 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.