About block 956,017
Bitcoin block 956,017 was mined by Binance Pool on June 30, 2026 at 3:47 AM UTC, 1 min 25 s after block 956,016. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,430 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 956,017 is number 434 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,582 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,983 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. Binance Pool found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,947 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.