About block 956,173
Bitcoin block 956,173 was mined by Foundry USA on July 1, 2026 at 5:35 AM UTC, 3 min 9 s after block 956,172. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,340 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0099 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1349 BTC for this block.
Block 956,173 is number 590 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,426 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,827 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,711 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.