About block 956,316
Bitcoin block 956,316 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 2, 2026 at 5:33 AM UTC, 8 min 39 s after block 956,315. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,310 transactions in 1.47 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 0.0158 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1408 BTC for this block.
Block 956,316 is number 733 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,283 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,684 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. Braiins Pool found 14 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,557 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.