About block 956,037
Bitcoin block 956,037 was mined by Foundry USA on June 30, 2026 at 7:17 AM UTC, 4 min 29 s after block 956,036. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,259 transactions in 1.19 MB (99.8% 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 0.0271 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1521 BTC for this block.
Block 956,037 is number 454 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,562 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,963 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 18,926 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.