About block 956,364
Bitcoin block 956,364 was mined by Foundry USA on July 2, 2026 at 1:39 PM UTC, 26 min 22 s after block 956,363. 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 4,417 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0475 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1725 BTC for this block.
Block 956,364 is number 781 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,235 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,636 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. Foundry USA found 241 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,507 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.