About block 953,249
Bitcoin block 953,249 was mined by AntPool on June 11, 2026 at 1:05 PM UTC, 38 seconds after block 953,248. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,029 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 953,249 is number 1,698 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 318 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,751 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. AntPool found 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,142 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.