About block 956,550
Bitcoin block 956,550 was mined by Foundry USA on July 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM UTC, 4 min 20 s after block 956,549. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,443 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0273 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1523 BTC for this block.
Block 956,550 is number 967 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,049 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,450 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 244 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,313 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.