About block 953,261
Bitcoin block 953,261 was mined by Foundry USA on June 11, 2026 at 4:07 PM UTC, 18 min 9 s after block 953,260. 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 4,134 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0443 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1693 BTC for this block.
Block 953,261 is number 1,710 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 306 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,739 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 22,130 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.