About block 957,970
Bitcoin block 957,970 was mined by Foundry USA on July 14, 2026 at 7:37 AM UTC, 16 min 21 s after block 957,969. 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 4,170 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0207 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1457 BTC for this block.
Block 957,970 is number 371 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,645 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,030 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 273 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,295 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.