About block 953,493
Bitcoin block 953,493 was mined by MARA Pool on June 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM UTC, 1 min 12 s after block 953,492. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,660 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 953,493 is number 1,942 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 74 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,507 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 21,878 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.