About block 957,980
Bitcoin block 957,980 was mined by Foundry USA on July 14, 2026 at 9:02 AM UTC, 3 min 29 s after block 957,979. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,633 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 957,980 is number 381 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,635 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,020 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 16,285 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.