About block 952,523
Bitcoin block 952,523 was mined by Braiins Pool on June 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM UTC, 1 min 40 s after block 952,522. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,644 transactions in 1.18 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0222 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1472 BTC for this block.
Block 952,523 is number 972 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 1,044 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 97,477 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,925 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.