About block 956,198
Bitcoin block 956,198 was mined by ViaBTC on July 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM UTC, 11 min 52 s after block 956,197. 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 3,917 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0304 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1554 BTC for this block.
Block 956,198 is number 615 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,401 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,802 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. ViaBTC found 102 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,684 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.