About block 957,897
Bitcoin block 957,897 was mined by Foundry USA on July 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM UTC, 32 min 48 s after block 957,896. 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 4,424 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0424 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1674 BTC for this block.
Block 957,897 is number 298 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,718 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,103 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 16,395 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.