About block 953,131
Bitcoin block 953,131 was mined by Foundry USA on June 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM UTC, 4 min 49 s after block 953,130. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,158 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0224 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1474 BTC for this block.
Block 953,131 is number 1,580 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 436 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,869 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,267 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.