About block 957,972
Bitcoin block 957,972 was mined by Foundry USA on July 14, 2026 at 7:54 AM UTC, 5 min 21 s after block 957,971. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,648 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 957,972 is number 373 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,643 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,028 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 273 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,293 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.