About block 956,609
Bitcoin block 956,609 was mined by MARA Pool on July 4, 2026 at 5:29 AM UTC, 10 min 40 s after block 956,608. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 5,148 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0137 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1387 BTC for this block.
Block 956,609 is number 1,026 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 990 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,391 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 18,249 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.