About block 953,397
Bitcoin block 953,397 was mined by Foundry USA on June 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM UTC, 11 min 19 s after block 953,396. 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 3,765 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0393 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1643 BTC for this block.
Block 953,397 is number 1,846 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 170 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,603 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 21,982 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.