About block 956,620
Bitcoin block 956,620 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 4, 2026 at 7:11 AM UTC, 6 min 43 s after block 956,619. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,094 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0115 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1365 BTC for this block.
Block 956,620 is number 1,037 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 979 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,380 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. Braiins Pool found 15 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,238 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.