About block 953,237
Bitcoin block 953,237 was mined by MARA Pool on June 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM UTC, 12 min 45 s after block 953,236. 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 4,213 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0252 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1502 BTC for this block.
Block 953,237 is number 1,686 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 330 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,763 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 22,154 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.