About block 956,008
Bitcoin block 956,008 was mined by AntPool on June 30, 2026 at 2:49 AM UTC, 1 min 55 s after block 956,007. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,942 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% 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 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 956,008 is number 425 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,591 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,992 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,956 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.