About block 957,983
Bitcoin block 957,983 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 14, 2026 at 9:25 AM UTC, 1 min 38 s after block 957,982. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,586 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 957,983 is number 384 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,632 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,017 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. Braiins Pool found 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16,280 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.