About block 956,994
Bitcoin block 956,994 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 7, 2026 at 4:25 AM UTC, 38 min 1 s after block 956,993. 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 3,717 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0583 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1833 BTC for this block.
Block 956,994 is number 1,411 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 474; 605 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 957,599. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 93,006 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. Braiins Pool found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17,694 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.