About block 953,214
Bitcoin block 953,214 was mined by MARA Pool on June 11, 2026 at 8:19 AM UTC, 5 min 4 s after block 953,213. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,230 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0109 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1359 BTC for this block.
Block 953,214 is number 1,663 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 353 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,786 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. MARA Pool found 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,179 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.