About block 956,220
Bitcoin block 956,220 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM UTC, 1 min 43 s after block 956,219. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,767 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0371 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1621 BTC for this block.
Block 956,220 is number 637 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,379 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,780 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. Braiins Pool found 14 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,661 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.