About block 957,953
Bitcoin block 957,953 was mined by Foundry USA on July 14, 2026 at 3:48 AM UTC, 12 min 24 s after block 957,952. 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 5,565 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0145 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1395 BTC for this block.
Block 957,953 is number 354 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,662 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,047 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,321 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.