About block 956,000
Bitcoin block 956,000 was mined by SECPOOL on June 30, 2026 at 1:12 AM UTC, 7 min 42 s after block 955,999. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,658 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 956,000 is number 417 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,599 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 94,000 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. SECPOOL found 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,967 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.