About block 956,763
Bitcoin block 956,763 was mined by Foundry USA on July 5, 2026 at 7:57 AM UTC, 4 min 2 s after block 956,762. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,146 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0090 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1340 BTC for this block.
Block 956,763 is number 1,180 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 836 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,237 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,047 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.