About block 956,776
Bitcoin block 956,776 was mined by Foundry USA on July 5, 2026 at 10:59 AM UTC, 18 min 31 s after block 956,775. 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 5,123 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0195 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1445 BTC for this block.
Block 956,776 is number 1,193 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 823 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,224 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 18,032 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.