⚡ Block #957,694
📦 Block 957694 Is Stuffed to the Brim
35/ 100
July 12, 2026 at 11:02 AM UTC
This block is packed with 5,258 transactions and filled almost entirely to Bitcoin's block weight limit — meaning miners squeezed in as much activity as the protocol allows. It's a snapshot of a busy moment on the network, with demand high enough to fill every last bit of space.
- 🔢 5,258 transactions confirmed in a single block
- 📏 Block size: 1.64 MB — right up against the weight limit
- ⏱️ Mined on July 12, 2026 at 11:02 UTC
- 📊 Transaction count is notably above typical block averages
Block details
from mempool.space
- Mining pool
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- Transactions
- 5,258
- Total fees
- —
- Subsidy
- 3.125 BTC
- Median fee
- —
- Block size
- 1.64 MB
Why our analysis flagged it
score 35/100
- Packed block: 5,258 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
reward era 5
This block sits 117,694 blocks after the 4th halving and 92,306 blocks before the 5th — Bitcoin’s 5th reward era.
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- 2016-07-092nd halving10y before this block
- 2017-12-172017 ATH (~$19.5k)9y before this block
- 2020-05-113rd halving6y before this block
- 2021-11-102021 ATH (~$69k)5y before this block
- 2024-03-142024 ATH (~$73k)2y before this block
- 2024-04-194th halving2y before this block