About block 953,251
Bitcoin block 953,251 was mined by Braiins Pool on June 11, 2026 at 2:19 PM UTC, 23 min 26 s after block 953,250. 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 3,786 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0594 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1844 BTC for this block.
Block 953,251 is number 1,700 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 316 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,749 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 22,140 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.