About block 953,354
Bitcoin block 953,354 was mined by MARA Pool on June 12, 2026 at 10:35 AM UTC, 39 seconds after block 953,353. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,055 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0088 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1338 BTC for this block.
Block 953,354 is number 1,803 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 213 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,646 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. MARA Pool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,028 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.