About block 956,056
Bitcoin block 956,056 was mined by Foundry USA on June 30, 2026 at 9:49 AM UTC, 3 min 21 s after block 956,055. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,546 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 956,056 is number 473 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,543 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,944 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 18,904 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.