About block 956,381
Bitcoin block 956,381 was mined by ViaBTC on July 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM UTC, 10 min 39 s after block 956,380. 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 3,534 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0672 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1922 BTC for this block.
Block 956,381 is number 798 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,218 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,619 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. ViaBTC found 101 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,490 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.