About block 956,096
Bitcoin block 956,096 was mined by Foundry USA on June 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM UTC, 1 min 25 s after block 956,095. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,789 transactions in 1.78 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 0.0278 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1528 BTC for this block.
Block 956,096 is number 513 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,503 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,904 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 238 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,861 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.