About block 956,099
Bitcoin block 956,099 was mined by SpiderPool on June 30, 2026 at 5:59 PM UTC, 20 min 53 s after block 956,098. 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 3,940 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0536 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1786 BTC for this block.
Block 956,099 is number 516 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,500 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,901 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. SpiderPool found 58 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,858 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.