About block 956,468
Bitcoin block 956,468 was mined by ViaBTC on July 3, 2026 at 7:37 AM UTC, 2 min 18 s after block 956,467. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,364 transactions in 1.85 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0084 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1334 BTC for this block.
Block 956,468 is number 885 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,131 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,532 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 18,399 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.