About block 956,442
Bitcoin block 956,442 was mined by Foundry USA on July 3, 2026 at 4:15 AM UTC, 8 min 18 s after block 956,441. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,454 transactions in 1.75 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 0.0160 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1410 BTC for this block.
Block 956,442 is number 859 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,157 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,558 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. Foundry USA found 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,425 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.