About block 953,236
Bitcoin block 953,236 was mined by Braiins Pool on June 11, 2026 at 11:42 AM UTC, 4 min 35 s after block 953,235. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,492 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 0.0158 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1408 BTC for this block.
Block 953,236 is number 1,685 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 331 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,764 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. Braiins Pool found 19 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,155 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.