About block 953,000
Bitcoin block 953,000 was mined by Foundry USA on June 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM UTC, 12 min 23 s after block 952,999. 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 4,563 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0335 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1585 BTC for this block.
Block 953,000 is number 1,449 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 567 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 97,000 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 22,413 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.