About block 956,490
Bitcoin block 956,490 was mined by WhitePool on July 3, 2026 at 11:21 AM UTC, 5 min 8 s after block 956,489. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,177 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0124 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1374 BTC for this block.
Block 956,490 is number 907 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,109 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,510 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. WhitePool found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,377 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.