About block 955,980
Bitcoin block 955,980 was mined by Braiins Pool on June 29, 2026 at 9:17 PM UTC, 14 min 51 s after block 955,979. 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 3,360 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0365 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1615 BTC for this block.
Block 955,980 is number 397 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,619 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 94,020 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 15 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,989 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.