About block 956,476
Bitcoin block 956,476 was mined by Foundry USA on July 3, 2026 at 9:04 AM UTC, 5 min 58 s after block 956,475. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,861 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0197 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1447 BTC for this block.
Block 956,476 is number 893 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,123 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,524 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 18,391 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.