About block 956,266
Bitcoin block 956,266 was mined by AntPool on July 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM UTC, 35 min 27 s after block 956,265. 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 3,683 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0580 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1830 BTC for this block.
Block 956,266 is number 683 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,333 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,734 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. AntPool found 191 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,613 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.