About block 956,685
Bitcoin block 956,685 was mined by SBI Crypto on July 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM UTC, 1 min 35 s after block 956,684. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 518 transactions in 0.17 MB (11.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0026 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SBI Crypto earned 3.1276 BTC for this block.
Block 956,685 is number 1,102 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 914 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,315 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. SBI Crypto found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,164 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.