About block 956,644
Bitcoin block 956,644 was mined by MARA Pool on July 4, 2026 at 11:41 AM UTC, 1 min 40 s after block 956,643. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,118 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0062 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1312 BTC for this block.
Block 956,644 is number 1,061 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 955 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,356 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. MARA Pool found 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,211 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.