About block 956,577
Bitcoin block 956,577 was mined by WhitePool on July 4, 2026 at 2:21 AM UTC, 14 min 55 s after block 956,576. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 5,314 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0171 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1421 BTC for this block.
Block 956,577 is number 994 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,022 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,423 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. WhitePool found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,285 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.