About block 953,248
Bitcoin block 953,248 was mined by Braiins Pool on June 11, 2026 at 1:05 PM UTC, 4 min 15 s after block 953,247. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,180 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0123 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1373 BTC for this block.
Block 953,248 is number 1,697 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 319 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,752 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. Braiins Pool found 19 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,143 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.