About block 956,042
Bitcoin block 956,042 was mined by Foundry USA on June 30, 2026 at 7:54 AM UTC, 1 min 17 s after block 956,041. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,460 transactions in 1.68 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 0.0155 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1405 BTC for this block.
Block 956,042 is number 459 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,557 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,958 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 237 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,920 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.