About block 956,581
Bitcoin block 956,581 was mined by Foundry USA on July 4, 2026 at 2:40 AM UTC, 7 min 54 s after block 956,580. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,032 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0104 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1354 BTC for this block.
Block 956,581 is number 998 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,018 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,419 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 245 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,280 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.