About block 956,552
Bitcoin block 956,552 was mined by MARA Pool on July 3, 2026 at 9:26 PM UTC, 8 min 41 s after block 956,551. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,921 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0240 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1490 BTC for this block.
Block 956,552 is number 969 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,047 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,448 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. MARA Pool found 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,311 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.