About block 952,972
Bitcoin block 952,972 was mined by Foundry USA on June 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM UTC, 4 min 16 s after block 952,971. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,796 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0200 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1450 BTC for this block.
Block 952,972 is number 1,421 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 595 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 97,028 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,443 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.