About block 956,506
Bitcoin block 956,506 was mined by Foundry USA on July 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 956,505. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,540 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0288 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1538 BTC for this block.
Block 956,506 is number 923 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,093 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,494 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. Foundry USA found 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,361 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.