About block 956,603
Bitcoin block 956,603 was mined by ViaBTC on July 4, 2026 at 4:46 AM UTC, 2 min 13 s after block 956,602. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,320 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 956,603 is number 1,020 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 996 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,397 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. ViaBTC found 101 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,255 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.