About block 956,777
Bitcoin block 956,777 was mined by MARA Pool on July 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM UTC, 1 min 31 s after block 956,776. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,791 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0088 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1338 BTC for this block.
Block 956,777 is number 1,194 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 822 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,223 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. MARA Pool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,031 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.