About block 953,297
Bitcoin block 953,297 was mined by Foundry USA on June 12, 2026 at 12:34 AM UTC, 7 min 48 s after block 953,296. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,933 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0305 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1555 BTC for this block.
Block 953,297 is number 1,746 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 270 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,703 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 22,091 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.