About block 956,957
Bitcoin block 956,957 was mined by Foundry USA on July 6, 2026 at 11:14 PM UTC, 2 min 25 s after block 956,956. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,927 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 9.00 sat/vB, down from 14.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0955 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2205 BTC for this block.
Block 956,957 is number 1,374 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 642 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,043 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 17,748 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.