About block 956,671
Bitcoin block 956,671 was mined by Foundry USA on July 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC, 22 min 38 s after block 956,670. 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 4,003 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0688 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1938 BTC for this block.
Block 956,671 is number 1,088 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 928 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,329 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,182 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.