About block 956,951
Bitcoin block 956,951 was mined by Foundry USA on July 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM UTC, 18 min 33 s after block 956,950. 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 4,388 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, down from 8.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0786 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2036 BTC for this block.
Block 956,951 is number 1,368 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 648 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,049 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,758 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.