About block 956,085
Bitcoin block 956,085 was mined by Foundry USA on June 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM UTC, 50 seconds after block 956,084. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,334 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0242 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1492 BTC for this block.
Block 956,085 is number 502 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,514 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,915 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 18,873 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.