About block 957,856
Bitcoin block 957,856 was mined by Foundry USA on July 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM UTC, 14 min 50 s after block 957,855. 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 4,464 transactions in 1.55 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 0.0284 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1534 BTC for this block.
Block 957,856 is number 257 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,759 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,144 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,457 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.