About block 953,403
Bitcoin block 953,403 was mined by Foundry USA on June 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM UTC, 15 min 37 s after block 953,402. 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 3,994 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0472 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1722 BTC for this block.
Block 953,403 is number 1,852 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 164 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,597 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 21,975 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.