About block 956,353
Bitcoin block 956,353 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 2, 2026 at 11:52 AM UTC, 4 min 1 s after block 956,352. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,316 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0152 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1402 BTC for this block.
Block 956,353 is number 770 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,246 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,647 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 15 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,518 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.