About block 957,987
Bitcoin block 957,987 was mined by Foundry USA on July 14, 2026 at 10:26 AM UTC, 15 min 52 s after block 957,986. 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 4,447 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0275 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1525 BTC for this block.
Block 957,987 is number 388 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 475; 1,628 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 959,615. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 92,013 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 16,276 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.