About block 953,247
Bitcoin block 953,247 was mined by Foundry USA on June 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC, 39 seconds after block 953,246. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,683 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 953,247 is number 1,696 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 320 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,753 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. Foundry USA found 245 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,144 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.