About block 956,712
Bitcoin block 956,712 was mined by Foundry USA on July 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC, 11 min 51 s after block 956,711. 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 4,827 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0152 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1402 BTC for this block.
Block 956,712 is number 1,129 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 887 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,288 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. Foundry USA found 249 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,118 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.