About block 956,597
Bitcoin block 956,597 was mined by AntPool on July 4, 2026 at 4:23 AM UTC, 1 min 30 s after block 956,596. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,154 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 956,597 is number 1,014 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,002 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,403 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. AntPool found 192 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,261 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.