About block 953,020
Bitcoin block 953,020 was mined by MARA Pool on June 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM UTC, 2 min 36 s after block 953,019. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,435 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 953,020 is number 1,469 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 547 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,980 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. MARA Pool found 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,391 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.