About block 953,006
Bitcoin block 953,006 was mined by ViaBTC on June 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 953,005. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,458 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0230 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1480 BTC for this block.
Block 953,006 is number 1,455 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 561 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,994 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. ViaBTC found 94 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,405 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.