About block 956,784
Bitcoin block 956,784 was mined by ViaBTC on July 5, 2026 at 11:25 AM UTC, 20 seconds after block 956,783. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,460 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0052 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1302 BTC for this block.
Block 956,784 is number 1,201 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 815 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,216 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 22 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 101 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18,019 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.