About block 956,044
Bitcoin block 956,044 was mined by SECPOOL on June 30, 2026 at 8:01 AM UTC, 2 min 54 s after block 956,043. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,893 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0110 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1360 BTC for this block.
Block 956,044 is number 461 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,555 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,956 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 22 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. SECPOOL found 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,918 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.