About block 956,281
Bitcoin block 956,281 was mined by ViaBTC on July 1, 2026 at 11:45 PM UTC, 9 min 39 s after block 956,280. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,236 transactions in 1.85 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 0.0203 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1453 BTC for this block.
Block 956,281 is number 698 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,318 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,719 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 103 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,594 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.