About block 956,858
Bitcoin block 956,858 was mined by Foundry USA on July 6, 2026 at 1:33 AM UTC, 7 min 10 s after block 956,857. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,493 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 0.0151 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1401 BTC for this block.
Block 956,858 is number 1,275 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 741 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,142 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 249 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,902 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.