About block 953,498
Bitcoin block 953,498 was mined by Foundry USA on June 13, 2026 at 9:37 AM UTC, 7 min 10 s after block 953,497. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,708 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% 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 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 953,498 is number 1,947 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 69 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,502 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,872 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.