⚡ Block #957,693
📦 Block 957693 Is Packed to the Brim
35/ 100
July 12, 2026 at 10:57 AM UTC
This block squeezed in 5,243 transactions and filled right up to Bitcoin's block weight limit — the maximum amount of data a single block can hold. That's a sign of genuine demand for block space, with miners fitting in as many transactions as possible before closing the door.
- Block height: 957,693
- Transactions: 5,243 — a notably busy block
- Block size: 1.57 MB, at the block weight limit
- Mined on July 12, 2026 at 10:57 UTC
Block details
from mempool.space
- Mining pool
- —
- Transactions
- 5,243
- Total fees
- —
- Subsidy
- 3.125 BTC
- Median fee
- —
- Block size
- 1.57 MB
Why our analysis flagged it
score 35/100
- Packed block: 5,243 transactions+26
- Block mined right up to the weight limit+8
Scores are computed from on-chain facts (a deterministic heuristic), then a story is written for blocks that clear our curation threshold.
This day in Bitcoin history
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