About block 956,823
Bitcoin block 956,823 was mined by Foundry USA on July 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM UTC, 9 min 2 s after block 956,822. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,497 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0144 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1394 BTC for this block.
Block 956,823 is number 1,240 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 776 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,177 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,956 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.