About block 956,336
Bitcoin block 956,336 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 2, 2026 at 8:38 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 956,335. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,818 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0094 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1344 BTC for this block.
Block 956,336 is number 753 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,263 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,664 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 18,536 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.