About block 956,598
Bitcoin block 956,598 was mined by Foundry USA on July 4, 2026 at 4:28 AM UTC, 5 min 3 s after block 956,597. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,947 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 956,598 is number 1,015 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,001 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,402 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. Foundry USA found 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,260 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.