About block 956,162
Bitcoin block 956,162 was mined by Foundry USA on July 1, 2026 at 3:55 AM UTC, 16 min 1 s after block 956,161. 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 4,656 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0194 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1444 BTC for this block.
Block 956,162 is number 579 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,437 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,838 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 239 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,723 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.