About block 957,954
Bitcoin block 957,954 was mined by Foundry USA on July 14, 2026 at 4:27 AM UTC, 38 min 4 s after block 957,953. 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 3,207 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0324 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1574 BTC for this block.
Block 957,954 is number 355 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,661 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,046 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 16,320 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.