About block 956,643
Bitcoin block 956,643 was mined by Foundry USA on July 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM UTC, 37 seconds after block 956,642. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,127 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 956,643 is number 1,060 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 956 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,357 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. Foundry USA found 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,212 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.