About block 956,287
Bitcoin block 956,287 was mined by AntPool on July 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM UTC, 26 seconds after block 956,286. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,852 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0052 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1302 BTC for this block.
Block 956,287 is number 704 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,312 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,713 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. AntPool found 191 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,588 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.