About block 956,167
Bitcoin block 956,167 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM UTC, 22 min 2 s after block 956,166. 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 3,407 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.5% 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 0.0253 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1503 BTC for this block.
Block 956,167 is number 584 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,432 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,833 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Braiins Pool found 14 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,718 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.