About block 956,709
Bitcoin block 956,709 was mined by ViaBTC on July 4, 2026 at 10:23 PM UTC, 1 min 23 s after block 956,708. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,975 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0057 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1307 BTC for this block.
Block 956,709 is number 1,126 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 890 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,291 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 18,125 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.