About block 956,702
Bitcoin block 956,702 was mined by ViaBTC on July 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM UTC, 16 seconds after block 956,701. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,238 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0098 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1348 BTC for this block.
Block 956,702 is number 1,119 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 897 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,298 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. ViaBTC found 101 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,132 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.