About block 955,956
Bitcoin block 955,956 was mined by Foundry USA on June 29, 2026 at 4:44 PM UTC, 8 min 23 s after block 955,955. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,984 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0287 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1537 BTC for this block.
Block 955,956 is number 373 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,643 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 94,044 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 239 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 19,015 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.