About block 953,291
Bitcoin block 953,291 was mined by Foundry USA on June 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM UTC, 20 min 34 s after block 953,290. 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 4,185 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, down from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0709 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1959 BTC for this block.
Block 953,291 is number 1,740 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 276 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,709 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. Foundry USA found 245 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,097 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.