About block 957,947
Bitcoin block 957,947 was mined by Foundry USA on July 14, 2026 at 2:29 AM UTC, 4 min 6 s after block 957,946. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,248 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 957,947 is number 348 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,668 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,053 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,327 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.