About block 956,047
Bitcoin block 956,047 was mined by Foundry USA on June 30, 2026 at 8:41 AM UTC, 29 min 13 s after block 956,046. 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 4,248 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0464 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1714 BTC for this block.
Block 956,047 is number 464 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,552 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,953 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. Foundry USA found 237 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,915 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.