About block 956,168
Bitcoin block 956,168 was mined by MARA Pool on July 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM UTC, 10 seconds after block 956,167. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,468 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0078 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1328 BTC for this block.
Block 956,168 is number 585 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,431 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,832 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. MARA Pool found 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,717 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.