About block 956,474
Bitcoin block 956,474 was mined by ViaBTC on July 3, 2026 at 8:56 AM UTC, 10 min 49 s after block 956,473. 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 4,675 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0245 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1495 BTC for this block.
Block 956,474 is number 891 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,125 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,526 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 18,393 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.