About block 956,034
Bitcoin block 956,034 was mined by MARA Pool on June 30, 2026 at 6:57 AM UTC, 13 min 32 s after block 956,033. 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 2,162 transactions in 1.32 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0320 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1570 BTC for this block.
Block 956,034 is number 451 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,565 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,966 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. MARA Pool found 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,929 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.