About block 956,408
Bitcoin block 956,408 was mined by ViaBTC on July 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM UTC, 2 min 53 s after block 956,407. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,524 transactions in 1.80 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 0.0172 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1422 BTC for this block.
Block 956,408 is number 825 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,191 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,592 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. ViaBTC found 100 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,461 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.