About block 956,599
Bitcoin block 956,599 was mined by F2Pool on July 4, 2026 at 4:32 AM UTC, 3 min 54 s after block 956,598. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,720 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 956,599 is number 1,016 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 1,000 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,401 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. F2Pool found 177 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,259 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.