About block 956,019
Bitcoin block 956,019 was mined by Braiins Pool on June 30, 2026 at 3:59 AM UTC, 10 min 5 s after block 956,018. 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 5,818 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 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 956,019 is number 436 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,580 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,981 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. Braiins Pool found 15 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,945 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.