About block 956,970
Bitcoin block 956,970 was mined by Foundry USA on July 7, 2026 at 12:37 AM UTC, 1 min 46 s after block 956,969. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,615 transactions in 1.84 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0118 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1368 BTC for this block.
Block 956,970 is number 1,387 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 629 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,030 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 17,729 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.