About block 956,150
Bitcoin block 956,150 was mined by Foundry USA on July 1, 2026 at 1:03 AM UTC, 26 min 1 s after block 956,149. 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 4,180 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0304 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1554 BTC for this block.
Block 956,150 is number 567 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,449 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,850 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 18,737 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.