About block 956,539
Bitcoin block 956,539 was mined by Foundry USA on July 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM UTC, 5 min 20 s after block 956,538. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,785 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 956,539 is number 956 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,060 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,461 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 18,326 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.