About block 956,875
Bitcoin block 956,875 was mined by Foundry USA on July 6, 2026 at 4:25 AM UTC, 22 min 43 s after block 956,874. 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 4,225 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0242 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1492 BTC for this block.
Block 956,875 is number 1,292 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 724 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,125 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 17,881 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.