About block 953,042
Bitcoin block 953,042 was mined by Foundry USA on June 10, 2026 at 1:15 AM UTC, 7 min 6 s after block 953,041. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,497 transactions in 1.91 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 0.0095 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1345 BTC for this block.
Block 953,042 is number 1,491 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 525 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,958 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. Foundry USA found 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,367 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.