About block 955,998
Bitcoin block 955,998 was mined by Foundry USA on June 30, 2026 at 1:02 AM UTC, 46 seconds after block 955,997. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,166 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0077 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1327 BTC for this block.
Block 955,998 is number 415 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,601 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 94,002 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 18,969 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.