About block 956,829
Bitcoin block 956,829 was mined by SpiderPool on July 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM UTC, 42 seconds after block 956,828. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,643 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 956,829 is number 1,246 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 770 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,171 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. SpiderPool found 55 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,950 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.