About block 956,713
Bitcoin block 956,713 was mined by MARA Pool on July 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM UTC, 2 min 42 s after block 956,712. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,071 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 956,713 is number 1,130 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 886 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,287 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. MARA Pool found 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,117 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.