About block 953,011
Bitcoin block 953,011 was mined by AntPool on June 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 953,010. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,002 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.9% 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 0.0179 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1429 BTC for this block.
Block 953,011 is number 1,460 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 556 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,989 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. AntPool found 200 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,400 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.