About block 956,601
Bitcoin block 956,601 was mined by Foundry USA on July 4, 2026 at 4:41 AM UTC, 3 min 29 s after block 956,600. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,801 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0084 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1334 BTC for this block.
Block 956,601 is number 1,018 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 998 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,399 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 18,257 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.