About block 956,989
Bitcoin block 956,989 was mined by Foundry USA on July 7, 2026 at 3:14 AM UTC, 1 min 37 s after block 956,988. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,229 transactions in 2.02 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 956,989 is number 1,406 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 610 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,011 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 253 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,699 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.