About block 957,855
Bitcoin block 957,855 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 13, 2026 at 12:31 PM UTC, 16 min 33 s after block 957,854. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,685 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0254 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1504 BTC for this block.
Block 957,855 is number 256 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,760 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,145 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Braiins Pool found 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,458 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.