About block 956,018
Bitcoin block 956,018 was mined by Binance Pool on June 30, 2026 at 3:49 AM UTC, 2 min 19 s after block 956,017. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,823 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 956,018 is number 435 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,581 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,982 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. Binance Pool found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,946 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.