About block 957,866
Bitcoin block 957,866 was mined by Foundry USA on July 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM UTC, 5 min 49 s after block 957,865. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,268 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0198 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1448 BTC for this block.
Block 957,866 is number 267 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,749 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,134 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 22 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 16,442 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.