About block 956,631
Bitcoin block 956,631 was mined by F2Pool on July 4, 2026 at 8:56 AM UTC, 25 seconds after block 956,630. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,381 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0050 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1300 BTC for this block.
Block 956,631 is number 1,048 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 968 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,369 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. F2Pool found 177 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,226 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.