About block 956,773
Bitcoin block 956,773 was mined by Foundry USA on July 5, 2026 at 10:32 AM UTC, 30 min 17 s after block 956,772. 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 4,888 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0312 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1562 BTC for this block.
Block 956,773 is number 1,190 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 826 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,227 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 18,035 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.