About block 953,543
Bitcoin block 953,543 was mined by Foundry USA on June 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM UTC, 2 min 15 s after block 953,542. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,783 transactions in 1.69 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 0.0113 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1363 BTC for this block.
Block 953,543 is number 1,992 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 24 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 96,457 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,822 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.