About block 956,632
Bitcoin block 956,632 was mined by Foundry USA on July 4, 2026 at 9:56 AM UTC, 59 min 41 s after block 956,631. 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 4,305 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0577 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1827 BTC for this block.
Block 956,632 is number 1,049 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 967 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,368 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. Foundry USA found 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,225 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.