About block 956,419
Bitcoin block 956,419 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM UTC, 6 min 22 s after block 956,418. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,924 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0144 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1394 BTC for this block.
Block 956,419 is number 836 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,180 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,581 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 18,448 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.