About block 956,410
Bitcoin block 956,410 was mined by ViaBTC on July 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM UTC, 12 min 45 s after block 956,409. 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 4,185 transactions in 1.88 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0263 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1513 BTC for this block.
Block 956,410 is number 827 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,189 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,590 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 100 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,459 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.