About block 956,002
Bitcoin block 956,002 was mined by Foundry USA on June 30, 2026 at 1:28 AM UTC, 12 min 55 s after block 956,001. 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 4,752 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0188 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1438 BTC for this block.
Block 956,002 is number 419 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,597 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,998 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. Foundry USA found 239 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,965 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.