About block 953,159
Bitcoin block 953,159 was mined by Foundry USA on June 10, 2026 at 11:49 PM UTC, 21 min 32 s after block 953,158. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,064 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0375 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1625 BTC for this block.
Block 953,159 is number 1,608 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 408 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,841 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 245 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,237 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.