About block 956,554
Bitcoin block 956,554 was mined by ViaBTC on July 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM UTC, 9 min 39 s after block 956,553. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,173 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 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, ViaBTC earned 3.1490 BTC for this block.
Block 956,554 is number 971 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,045 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,446 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. ViaBTC found 100 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,309 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.