About block 956,480
Bitcoin block 956,480 was mined by ViaBTC on July 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM UTC, 56 min 26 s after block 956,479. 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 4,562 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0651 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1901 BTC for this block.
Block 956,480 is number 897 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,119 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,520 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 18,387 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.