⚡ Block #956,315
⛏️ A Solo Miner Packed Block 956315 to the Brim
July 2, 2026 at 05:24 AM UTC
Block 956315 was mined by an unknown solo miner — not a large mining pool — which is a rare sight on the modern Bitcoin network. It's also one of the fuller blocks you'll see, squeezing in 4,709 transactions and pushing right up against Bitcoin's block weight limit (the maximum amount of data a single block can hold). With 0 BTC in total fees collected, this block has some unusual characteristics worth a closer look.
- Mined by: unknown / solo miner (not a pool)
- Transactions: 4,709 — a notably packed block
- Block size: 1.62 MB, filled to the weight limit
- Total fees collected: 0.00 BTC
- Mined at: 2026-07-02, 05:24 UTC
Block details
from mempool.space
- Mining pool
- —
- Transactions
- 4,709
- Total fees
- —
- Subsidy
- 3.125 BTC
- Median fee
- —
- Block size
- 1.62 MB
Why our analysis flagged it
score 35/100
- Heavy block: 4,709 transactions+16
- Mined by an unknown / solo miner+10
- Block mined right up to the weight limit+8
Scores are computed from on-chain facts (a deterministic heuristic), then a story is written for blocks that clear our curation threshold.
This day in Bitcoin history
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