About block 956,522
Bitcoin block 956,522 was mined by Foundry USA on July 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM UTC, 18 seconds after block 956,521. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,537 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0079 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1329 BTC for this block.
Block 956,522 is number 939 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,077 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,478 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 243 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,343 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.