About block 956,207
Bitcoin block 956,207 was mined by Foundry USA on July 1, 2026 at 11:52 AM UTC, 6 seconds after block 956,206. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,989 transactions in 2.00 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 956,207 is number 624 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,392 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,793 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 18,675 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.