About block 956,697
Bitcoin block 956,697 was mined by ViaBTC on July 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM UTC, 2 min 4 s after block 956,696. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,795 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% 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 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 956,697 is number 1,114 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 902 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,303 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. ViaBTC found 101 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,143 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.