About block 953,021
Bitcoin block 953,021 was mined by AntPool on June 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM UTC, 3 min 44 s after block 953,020. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,461 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0105 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1355 BTC for this block.
Block 953,021 is number 1,470 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 546 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,979 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 22,390 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.