About block 957,962
Bitcoin block 957,962 was mined by Foundry USA on July 14, 2026 at 6:25 AM UTC, 26 min 27 s after block 957,961. 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 3,654 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0273 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1523 BTC for this block.
Block 957,962 is number 363 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,653 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,038 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,308 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.