About block 956,100
Bitcoin block 956,100 was mined by ViaBTC on June 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM UTC, 1 min 14 s after block 956,099. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,547 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0354 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1604 BTC for this block.
Block 956,100 is number 517 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,499 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,900 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. ViaBTC found 101 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,857 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.