About block 956,029
Bitcoin block 956,029 was mined by Foundry USA on June 30, 2026 at 5:58 AM UTC, 7 min 24 s after block 956,028. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,941 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0174 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1424 BTC for this block.
Block 956,029 is number 446 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,570 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,971 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. Foundry USA found 236 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,934 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.