About block 953,296
Bitcoin block 953,296 was mined by Foundry USA on June 12, 2026 at 12:26 AM UTC, 4 min 25 s after block 953,295. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,518 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0366 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1616 BTC for this block.
Block 953,296 is number 1,745 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 271 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,704 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 22,092 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.