About block 956,172
Bitcoin block 956,172 was mined by Foundry USA on July 1, 2026 at 5:31 AM UTC, 9 min 20 s after block 956,171. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,755 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0151 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1401 BTC for this block.
Block 956,172 is number 589 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,427 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,828 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. Foundry USA found 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,712 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.