About block 953,031
Bitcoin block 953,031 was mined by Foundry USA on June 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM UTC, 7 min 27 s after block 953,030. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,092 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0145 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1395 BTC for this block.
Block 953,031 is number 1,480 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 536 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,969 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 22,378 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.