About block 956,861
Bitcoin block 956,861 was mined by Foundry USA on July 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM UTC, 11 min 5 s after block 956,860. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 5,561 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0170 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1420 BTC for this block.
Block 956,861 is number 1,278 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 738 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,139 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. Foundry USA found 249 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,900 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.