About block 956,602
Bitcoin block 956,602 was mined by MARA Pool on July 4, 2026 at 4:44 AM UTC, 3 min 14 s after block 956,601. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,282 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 956,602 is number 1,019 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 997 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,398 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. MARA Pool found 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,256 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.