About block 956,871
Bitcoin block 956,871 was mined by Foundry USA on July 6, 2026 at 3:26 AM UTC, 41 seconds after block 956,870. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,151 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 956,871 is number 1,288 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 728 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,129 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,885 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.