About block 957,940
Bitcoin block 957,940 was mined by ViaBTC on July 14, 2026 at 2:08 AM UTC, 1 min 37 s after block 957,939. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,958 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0061 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1311 BTC for this block.
Block 957,940 is number 341 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,675 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,060 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. ViaBTC found 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,337 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.