About block 953,198
Bitcoin block 953,198 was mined by Foundry USA on June 11, 2026 at 6:20 AM UTC, 17 seconds after block 953,197. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,646 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 953,198 is number 1,647 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 369 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,802 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 22,195 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.