About block 953,172
Bitcoin block 953,172 was mined by Foundry USA on June 11, 2026 at 12:59 AM UTC, 7 min 47 s after block 953,171. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,009 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 953,172 is number 1,621 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 395 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,828 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 22,224 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.