About block 953,457
Bitcoin block 953,457 was mined by Foundry USA on June 13, 2026 at 2:52 AM UTC, 5 min 31 s after block 953,456. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,487 transactions in 1.46 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 0.0280 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1530 BTC for this block.
Block 953,457 is number 1,906 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 110 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,543 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 21,919 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.