About block 953,044
Bitcoin block 953,044 was mined by MARA Pool on June 10, 2026 at 1:21 AM UTC, 1 min 32 s after block 953,043. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,034 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0067 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1317 BTC for this block.
Block 953,044 is number 1,493 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 523 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,956 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 22,365 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.