About block 956,344
Bitcoin block 956,344 was mined by Foundry USA on July 2, 2026 at 9:37 AM UTC, 16 min 3 s after block 956,343. 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 4,457 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0286 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1536 BTC for this block.
Block 956,344 is number 761 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,255 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,656 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. Foundry USA found 241 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,528 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.