About block 956,754
Bitcoin block 956,754 was mined by Foundry USA on July 5, 2026 at 6:43 AM UTC, 19 min 52 s after block 956,753. 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 4,231 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 0.0209 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1459 BTC for this block.
Block 956,754 is number 1,171 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 845 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,246 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 18,060 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.