About block 956,531
Bitcoin block 956,531 was mined by Foundry USA on July 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM UTC, 4 min 12 s after block 956,530. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,707 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0329 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1579 BTC for this block.
Block 956,531 is number 948 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,068 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,469 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 18,334 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.