About block 956,196
Bitcoin block 956,196 was mined by Foundry USA on July 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM UTC, 3 min 41 s after block 956,195. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,843 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0220 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1470 BTC for this block.
Block 956,196 is number 613 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,403 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,804 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 18,686 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.