About block 956,139
Bitcoin block 956,139 was mined by Foundry USA on June 30, 2026 at 11:55 PM UTC, 2 min 11 s after block 956,138. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,285 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0104 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1354 BTC for this block.
Block 956,139 is number 556 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,460 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,861 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 235 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,815 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.