About block 956,193
Bitcoin block 956,193 was mined by Foundry USA on July 1, 2026 at 9:33 AM UTC, 14 min 40 s after block 956,192. 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 4,057 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 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, Foundry USA earned 3.1503 BTC for this block.
Block 956,193 is number 610 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,406 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,807 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 18,690 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.